diastema /daɪəˈstiːmə/ noun4 •A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers. — 1968 •A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates. •Any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body. •The modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division. formsdiastemas · diastemata