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edentulous, a.|iːˈdɛntjʊləs|
[f. L. edentulus toothless, f. ē out + dent-em tooth + -ous.]
Having no teeth, toothless.
1782Monro Compar. Anat. 110 The chin and nose of edentulous people are much nearer. 1784Phil. Trans. LXXIV. 281 Fishes..[are] apparently utter strangers to edentulous old age. 1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 367/1 The jaws [of echidna] are edentulous. 1859J. Tomes Dental Surg. 39 Instances..in which the jaws have been entirely edentulous. |