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单词 odontic
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odonticadj.n.

Brit. /ɒˈdɒntɪk/, /ə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪk/, U.S. /oʊˈdɑn(t)ɪk/
Forms: 1600s odentick, 1800s– odontic.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀδοντικός.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀδοντικός of or relating to the teeth, suitable for the teeth < ancient Greek ὀδόντ- , ὀδούς tooth n. + -ικός -ic suffix.With form odentick compare dental adj., etc. N.E.D. (1902) gives only the pronunciation (odǫ·ntik) /əʊˈdɒntɪk/.
rare.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the teeth, or a tooth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective]
dental1599
odontic1657
teethy1805
dentar1828
dentary1830
dentigerous1839
1657 Physical Dict. Odentick, belonging to the teeth.
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Odonticus,..of or belonging to the teeth: odontic.
1966 Amer. Jrnl. Orthodontics 52 902 (title) Vertical change in osseous and odontic portions of human face height between the ages of 5 and 15 years.
1987 Jrnl. Prosthetic Dentistry 57 397/1 The most common cause of furcal pathology has been reported as periodontitis but others are caries and odontic fractures.
2000 Ann. Otol., Rhinol. & Laryngol. 109 326 Other causes [of skull base osteomyelitis] can be infections of the paranasal sinuses or of the mandible or maxilla due to odontic caries.
B. n.
1. A medicinal agent used for toothache. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
ΚΠ
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) 486/2 Odontic, anti-odontalgic.
1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Odontics, medicaments for the teeth.
2. In plural = dentition n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] > matters relating to
odontics1854
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 303 Aristotle..says of his belone, that it is ‘smooth’ and ‘toothless’, which statement, as regards the odontics of the gar-fish, is the reverse of fact.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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