The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gomphiasis
Gomphiasis \Gom*phi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toothache or gnashing of teeth, fr. ? a grinder tooth, from ? a bolt.] (Med.) A disease of the teeth, which causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets. [Archaic]
Wiktionary
gomphiasis
n. (context medicine English) A disease of the tooth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.