odontalgia
[ oh-don-tal-juh, -jee-uh ]
nounDentistry.
pain in a tooth; toothache.
Origin of odontalgia
1Other words from odontalgia
- o·don·tal·gic, adjective
Words Nearby odontalgia
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How to use odontalgia in a sentence
Some other diseases are erroneously called rheumatic, as hemicrania, and odontalgia.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus DarwinConjunctivitis, rhinitis, odontalgia, may occasion grimaces and contortions which cease with the disappearance of the irritation.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneDentes debiles, cariosi ab odontalgia hæreditaria in juventute.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus | William MacGillivrayHence odontalgia is found to belong to the order of decreased irritation.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for odontalgia
odontalgia
/ (ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒɪə) /
noun
a technical name for toothache
Derived forms of odontalgia
- odontalgic, adjective
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