edentulous

[ ee-den-chuh-luh s ]

/ iˈdɛn tʃə ləs /

adjective

lacking teeth; toothless.

Words nearby edentulous

eden, eden prairie, eden project, eden, garden of, edentate, edentulous, eder, ederle, edes, edessa, edetate calcium disodium

Origin of edentulous

1775–85; < Latin ēdentulus, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ulus -ulous

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Examples from the Web for edentulous

May such persons be considered as edentulous for the purposes of the decision referred to above?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 12, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for edentulous

edentulous

edentulate (iːˈdɛntʃʊlɪt)

/ (iːˈdɛntʃʊləs) /

adjective

having no teeth

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Medicine definitions for edentulous

edentulous

[ ē-dĕn′chə-ləs ]

adj.

Having no teeth; toothless.