Intervening space; interval. / (obsolete, music) An interval. / (geology) A minor depositional break.

Of or pertaining to the diastema

plural of diastem

(pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans). / (pathology) any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or part of the body.

Of or pertaining to diastema. / (music) Describing a musical notation in which the pitch of a note is represented by its vertical position on the page.

plural of diastema

plural of diastema

A congenital disorder in which a part of the spinal cord is split, usually at the level of the upper lumbar vertebra.