dedentition Phys.
(diːdɛnˈtɪʃən)
[f. de- II. 1 + dentition.]
The shedding of the teeth; esp. of the first set.
| 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. xii. 216 In the first [Septenary] is Dedentition or falling of teeth. 1857 Dunglison Dict. Med. s.v. Dentition, Dedentition begins about the age of 6 or 7. 1882 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |