odontalgia
English
Alternative forms
- odontalgy (archaic)
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀδονταλγία (odontalgía, “toothache”); synchronically, odonto- + -algia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌəʊdɒnˈtæld͡ʒə/
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Noun
odontalgia (countable and uncountable, plural odontalgias)
- (medicine) toothache
- 1886, Pierre Cazeaux, The Theory and Practice of Obstetrics v. 2, p. 507.
- Odontalgia is the most common of all the neuralgias of pregnant women.
- 1886, Pierre Cazeaux, The Theory and Practice of Obstetrics v. 2, p. 507.
Italian
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin odontalgia, from Ancient Greek ὀδονταλγία (odontalgía, “toothache”), from ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) (genitive singular ὀδόντος (odóntos)) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /odonˈtalxja/ [o.ð̞õn̪ˈt̪al.xja]
- Rhymes: -alxja
- Syllabification: o‧don‧tal‧gia
Noun
odontalgia f (plural odontalgias)
Related terms
Further reading
- “odontalgia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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