gomphiasis

[ gom-fahy-uh-sis ]
/ gɒmˈfaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Dentistry.

looseness of the teeth.

Origin of gomphiasis

1700–10; < Greek gomphí(os) molar tooth + -asis

Words nearby gomphiasis

gomme syrup, gommie, gomorrah, gompers, gompers, samuel, gomphiasis, gomphosis, gomulka, gomuti, gon-, gonad