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
Etymology
From odonto- + -algia.
Noun
odontalgia f (plural odontalgie)
- toothache
Anagrams
- agitandolo, dantologia
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)
- (medicine) toothache
- Synonyms: dolor de dientes, dolor de muelas
Related terms
- odontálgico
Further reading
- “odontalgia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014