denture

[den-cher]

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.

Origin of denture

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

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Related Words for denture

bridge, partial

Examples from the Web for denture

Historical Examples of denture

This denture is nothing else than a phylogenetic incident in the ontogeny of the whale.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
In discussing dental dreams I have pointed out the importance of having the denture examined for possible pus pockets.
Psychoanalysis
Andr Tridon
The manufacture of a denture of this character was tedious and uncertain, and required much skill.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2
Various
The whitish tips of denture are conical, compressed, and rather acute.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae
Frederick True
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

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

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).

denture in Medicine

denture

[dĕn′chər]

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.