| Preferred Name |
diastema |
| Synonyms |
diastemata interdental space |
| Definitions |
Some animals, like horses, that have diastema between incisors and premolars because canines were evolutionarily loss, sometimes have a vestigial canine in the diastema, but the diastema is still considered between the incisor and premolar. A space or gap between two teeth. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012111 |
| comment |
Some animals, like horses, that have diastema between incisors and premolars because canines were evolutionarily loss, sometimes have a vestigial canine in the diastema, but the diastema is still considered between the incisor and premolar. |
| adjacent to | |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:410003009 MESH:D003970 FMA:77271 Wikipedia:Diastema_(dentistry) |
| definition |
A space or gap between two teeth. |
| has exact synonym |
interdental space |
| has related synonym |
diastemata |
| has_alternative_id |
UBERON:0013134 |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0012111 |
| label |
diastema |
| notation |
UBERON:0012111 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
diastema |
| taxon_notes |
Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the incisors and molars |
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| subClassOf |