odontogeny

[ oh-don-toj-uh-nee ]

noun

, Dentistry.

1. the development of teeth.

Other Words From

• o·don·to·gen·ic [oh-don-t, uh, -, jen, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of odontogeny¹

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