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English
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀδονταλγία (odontalgía, “toothache”). By surface analysis, odonto- + -algia.
Pronunciation
Noun
odontalgia (countable and uncountable, plural odontalgias)
- (medicine) toothache
1886, Pierre Cazeaux, The Theory and Practice of Obstetrics v. 2, page 507:Odontalgia is the most common of all the neuralgias of pregnant women.
Italian
Etymology
From odonto- + -algia.
Noun
odontalgia f (plural odontalgie)
- toothache
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed 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/
- Rhymes: -alxja
- Syllabification: o‧don‧tal‧gia
Noun
odontalgia f (plural odontalgias)
- (medicine) toothache
- Synonyms: dolor de dientes, dolor de muelas
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