- edentulous
- adjective Etymology: Latin edentulus, from e- + dent-, dens Date: 1782 toothless
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Edentulous — E*den tu*lous (?; 135), a. [L. edentulus; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.] Toothless. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edentulous — [ē den′tyo͞o ləs, iden′tyo͞o ləs; ēden′chələs] adj. [L edentulus < e , out + dens, TOOTH] without teeth … English World dictionary
edentulous — toothless … Dictionary of ichthyology
edentulous — /ee den cheuh leuhs/, adj. lacking teeth; toothless. [1775 85; < L edentulus, equiv. to e E + dent (s. of dens TOOTH) + ulus ULOUS] * * * … Universalium
edentulous — adjective /iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs,iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs,iˈdɛn.tʃʊ.ləs/ Toothless … Wiktionary
edentulous — Toothless, having lost the natural teeth. SYN: edentate. [L. edentulus, toothless] * * * eden·tu·lous ( )ē den chə ləs adj TOOTHLESS * * * adj. lacking teeth: usually applied to people who have lost some or all of their teeth. * * * eden·tu·lous… … Medical dictionary
edentulous — adj. lacking teeth, toothless … English contemporary dictionary
edentulous — [ɪ dɛntjʊləs] adjective Medicine & Zoology lacking teeth. Origin C18: from L. edentulus … English new terms dictionary
edentulous — eden·tu·lous … English syllables
edentulous — adj. lacking teeth: usually applied to people who have lost some or all of their teeth … The new mediacal dictionary
