denture

[ den-cher ]

/ ˈdɛn tʃər /

noun

an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture), or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.

a set of teeth.

RELATED WORDS

bridge, partial

Nearby words

Origin of denture

1870–75; < French, equivalent to dent tooth (see dent²) + -ure -ure

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Examples from the Web for denture

The tube is anchored to a denture, or by means of a silk thread to the cheek by sticking-plaster.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
This denture is nothing else than a phylogenetic incident in the ontogeny of the whale.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
The whitish tips of denture are conical, compressed, and rather acute.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True
In discussing dental dreams I have pointed out the importance of having the denture examined for possible pus pockets.
Psychoanalysis|Andr Tridon

The aid of the dentist is required to fit a denture which will at least restore the hard palate and alveolar margin.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for denture

denture

/ (ˈdɛntʃə) /

noun (usually plural)

Also called: dental plate, false teeth a partial or full set of artificial teeth

rare a set of natural teeth

Word Origin for denture

C19: from French, from dent tooth + -ure

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Word Origin and History for denture

denture

1874, from French denture "set of teeth," from Latin dens (genitive dentis, "tooth;" see tooth) + -ure (see -ure). In Middle English, the word meant "an indenture; a zigzag course" (c.1400).

Medicine definitions for denture

denture

[ dĕn′chər ]

n.

A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw.dental plate

dentures A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws.