odontalgia

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌoʊdɑnˈtældʒə/ UK /ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
toothache; pain in a tooth or the teeth

The dentist prescribed something to ease his persistent odontalgia.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · toothache; pain in a tooth... toothache

Word family

Derived forms odontalgic

Related forms orthodonticsperiodontalodontology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek odous, odont- ('tooth') plus algos ('pain'), via Modern Latin medical compounding.

ὀδούς Ancient Greek ἄλγος Ancient Greek

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General Vocabulary

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# odontalgia

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊdɑnˈtældʒə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɒdɒnˈtældʒə/

## Meanings
1. toothache; pain in a tooth or the teeth

## Examples
- The dentist prescribed something to ease his persistent odontalgia.

## Synonyms
- toothache

## Derived Forms
- odontalgic

## Related Forms
- orthodontics
- periodontal
- odontology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ὀδούς
- Root: ἄλγος

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek odous, odont- ('tooth') plus algos ('pain'), via Modern Latin medical compounding.

## AI Etymology
Odontalgia is from Ancient Greek odous, odont- ('tooth') plus algos ('pain'), via Modern Latin medical compounding. Important recorded forms include ὀδούς (Ancient Greek) and ἄλγος (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers toothache; pain in a tooth or the teeth. The wider family includes derived forms such as odontalgic and related words such as orthodontics, periodontal, and odontology.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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