odontogeny

[ oh-don-toj-uh-nee ]
/ ˌoʊ dɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni /

noun Dentistry.

the development of teeth.
Also o·don·to·gen·e·sis [oh-don-tuh-jen-uh-sis] /oʊˌdɒn təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.

Origin of odontogeny

First recorded in 1850–55; odonto- + -geny

OTHER WORDS FROM odontogeny

o·don·to·gen·ic [oh-don-tuh-jen-ik] /oʊˌdɒn təˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby odontogeny

odontoclast, odontogenesis, odontogenesis imperfecta, odontogenic, odontogenic cyst, odontogeny, odontoglossum, odontograph, odontoid, odontoid process, odontoid process of epistropheus

Medical definitions for odontogenesis (1 of 2)

odontogenesis
[ ō-dŏn′tə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The formation and development of teeth. odontogeny odontosis

Medical definitions for odontogenesis (2 of 2)

odontogeny
[ ō′dŏn-tŏj′ə-nē ]

n.

odontogenesis