odontologicaladj.
/ɒˌdɒntəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /əʊˌdɒntəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /oʊˌdɑn(t)əˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to odontology.
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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective] > relating to or treating of
odontological1858
odontologic1895
1858 S. Cartwright in Trans. Odontological Soc. London 1 12 The necessity of a union [amongst Dentists] has given rise to the formation of the Odontological Society.
1912 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 202 341 I recorded this observation in a short note which I communicated to the Odontological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.
1948 Sci. Monthly Apr. 317/1 Basic morphological (osteological and odontological in fossil specimens) characteristics were shared more or less equally by all the then-living hominids.
1982 ‘A. Burgess’ End of World News 37 The odontological report says your teeth are in perfect condition.
2001 Anat. Rec. 265 15 Detailed descriptions are given regarding the objective methods of craniofacial and odontological identification that were used.
Derivatives
oˌdontoˈlogically adv.
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1881 Science 2 Apr. 148/1 A most highly specialized group, are nevertheless, odontologically considered, degenerated and retrograded creatures.
1955 Yearbk. Anthropol. 663/1 Anthropologically as well as odontologically, it appears that the users of these necropoles..did not belong to the same population.
1998 Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 56 303 Twenty-eight consecutive patients with symptoms allegedly caused by electricity or visual display units were odontologically investigated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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