odontalgia

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

noun Dentistry.

pain in a tooth; toothache.

Origin of odontalgia

First recorded in 1645–55; odont- + -algia

OTHER WORDS FROM odontalgia

o·don·tal·gic, adjective

Words nearby odontalgia

odium, odoacer, odograph, odometer, odonate, odontalgia, odontectomy, odontiasis, odonto-, odontoblast, odontoblastic layer

Example sentences from the Web for odontalgia

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

    Zoonomia, Vol. II |Erasmus Darwin

  • Conjunctivitis, rhinitis, odontalgia, may occasion grimaces and contortions which cease with the disappearance of the irritation.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for odontalgia

odontalgia
/ (ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒɪə) /

noun

a technical name for toothache

Derived forms of odontalgia

odontalgic, adjective

Medical definitions for odontalgia

odontalgia
[ ō′dŏn-tăl′jə ]

n.

toothache

Other words from odontalgia

o′don•tal′gic adj.