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odontalgia

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

noun

Dentistry.

  1. pain in a tooth; toothache.

odontalgia British  
/ ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒɪə /

noun

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

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

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

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