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odontalgia

American

[oh-don-tal-juh, -jee-uh] / ˌoʊ dɒnˈtæl dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

Dentistry.

pain in a tooth; toothache.

odontalgia British

/ ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒɪə /

noun

a technical name for toothache

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Other Word Forms

odontalgic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of odontalgia

First recorded in 1645–55; odont- + -algia

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odontalgia

Here am I stung and tortured with gastritis, hepatitis, splenitis, nephritis, epistaxis, odontalgia, cardialgia, diarhoea, and a whole legion of devils with Latin names!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 by Various

Some other diseases are erroneously called rheumatic, as hemicrania, and odontalgia.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Hence odontalgia is found to belong to the order of decreased irritation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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