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oligodontia

[ol-i-goh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]

noun

Dentistry.
  1. an abnormal condition in which fewer than the normal number of teeth develop.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oligodontia1

First recorded in 1960–65; from New Latin; olig-, -odont, -ia
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My son had been blissfully oblivious to the rare genetic condition with the weird name: oligodontia.

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By that time, hopefully private insurance companies will see that treating congenital conditions like oligodontia is medically necessary.

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But with oligodontia, the playful finger-pointing became more serious.

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According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, oligodontia occurs in less than a third of a percent of the population, which makes my son a unicorn.

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My son, with oligodontia, falls in the middle.

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