odontalgia C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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 AI details From Ancient Greek odous, odont- ('tooth') plus algos ('pain'), via Modern Latin medical compounding. ὀδούς Ancient Greek ἄλγος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings markdown