an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
2.
a gap between the teeth
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from Greek: gap, from diistanai to separate; see diastasis
Examples of 'diastemata' in a sentence
diastemata
This article describes a modified form of loop mechanics used to close diastemata.
Malvika Gandhi, Rohan Hattarki, K M Keluskar 2015, 'Closure of a maxillary midline diastema using a modified omega loop', Journal of Indian Orthodontic Societyhttp://www.jios.in/article.asp?issn=0301-5742;year=2015;volume=49;issue=3;spage=161;epage=162;aulast=Gandhi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)