The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dilaceration
Dilaceration \Di*lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. dilaceratio: cf. F.
dilac['e]ration.]
The act of rending asunder.
--Arbuthnot.
Wiktionary
dilaceration
n. The act or process of dilacerate; tearing to pieces.
Wikipedia
Dilaceration
Dilaceration is a developmental disturbance in shape of teeth. It refers to an angulation, or a sharp bend or curve, in the root or crown of a formed tooth.
Usage examples of "dilaceration".
The dilaceration of Zagreus into fragments, the mangling of Osiris and scattering of his limbs abroad, they say, refer to the throwing open of the ark and the going forth of the inmates to populate the earth.