taurodontism /tô′rō·don′tiz·əm/ [L, taurus, bull; Gk, odous, tooth] , a variation in tooth form characterized by prism-shaped molars with large pulp spaces, resulting from branching of the root only in the middle (mesotaurodontism), or in the apical third or not at all (hypertaurodontism). See also mesotaurodontism, hypertaurodontism.
