diastema

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /daɪəˈstiːmə/

Noun

diastema (plural diastemas)

1. (pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
   • 1968, Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside:

     A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.

2. (pathology) any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or part of the body.
3. (cytology) the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.

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