ODONTOBLASTIC 



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ODONTOSMEGMA 



substances. The fibers are connected by fine 

 ouioses. ^A. Lang.) 



jblastic {o-don-to-blas 1 '-tik) [bdoig, tooth; 3>.aa- 

 germ]. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, an 

 ltoblast. 



tobothriitis (p-don-to-both-re-i' -tis) [bdoig, tooth ; 

 I^Hijov, a little cavity; trie, inflammation]. Inflam- 



:i of the socket of a tooth. 

 )dontobothrium {o- don-to-both' -re-um) [bdoig, tooth; 



. , a little cavity]. The alveolus of a tooth, 

 jdontoceramic (p-don-to-ser-am' -ik) [bdoig, tooth ; 



tog, clay]. Pertaining to porcelain teeth. 

 >dontochalix -don-tok' -al-iks) [odoi?, tooth ; X& u £> 

 gravel]. Dental cement. 



)dontochirurgical (o-don-to-hi-rur'-jih-al) [odor?, 

 tooth; x el P° v P7' a > surgery]. Pertaining to dental 

 surgery. 



dontoclasis (o-don-tok 1 '-las-is) [6doi?, tooth ; k/meiv, 

 to break]. The breaking of a tooth, 

 dontoclast {p-don' -to- klast) [odoic, tooth ; n/deiv, to 

 break]. A multinuclear protoplasmic cell engaged 

 in the process of absorbing the fang of a deciduous 

 tooth. Numbers of these cells exist between the 

 milk-tooth and the permanent tooth. 

 dontocnesis o-don-tok-ne'-sis) [6doir, tooth; KvijGig, 

 itching]. A painful itching sensation in the gums, 

 dontodesmium (p-don-to-dez' -me-um) [odoi'r, tooth ; 

 Seouog, bond]. A ligament described as holding the 

 teeth in their sockets. 



dontodiarrhea (p-don-to-di-ar-e'-ah) [odoic, tooth ; 

 did, through; poia, flow]. Diarrhea due to disturb- 

 ances of dentition. 



dontodynia (o-don-to-din'-e-ah) [odoic, tooth ; bdvvri, 

 pain]. Toothache. 



dontogen (p-don' '-to-jen) [bdoig, tooth; yevvav, to 

 produce]. A material producing dentine, 

 dontogenic (p-don-to-jen' -ik) [odor?, tooth ; yewav, 

 r xluce]. Pertaining to the origin and develop- 

 t of teeth, 

 dontogeny (o - don - toj' '- en - e) [bdoig, tooth ; yevqg, 

 iucing]. In biology, the origin and development 

 eth. 

 dontoglyph (p-don' -to-glif) [bdoig, tooth ; y?.i><peiv, 

 to cane]. An instrument used for scraping the 

 teeth. 



dontoglyphous (o - don - tog'- lif- us) [odor?, tooth ; 

 ieiv, to scrape]. In biology, having furrowed 

 teeth. 



dontography (p-don-tog* '-ra-fe) [bdoig, tooth ; ypafyetv, 

 to write]. The descriptive anatomy of the teeth, 

 dontoid [p-don' -toid) [odoi'c, tooth ; eidog, like]. 

 Resembling a tooth. Serrated. O. Ligament. See 

 .ment. O. Process, the dentate process of the 

 second cervical vertebra. 



dontolith (p-don f -to-lith) [bdovg, tooth ; ?J8og , a 

 stone]. The calcareous stone-like accretion on the 

 teeth popularly known as " tartar." 

 iontologic [o-don-to-loj'-ik) [bdovg, tooth; Myog, 

 science]. Pertaining to odontology, 

 iontologist (o-don-tol' -o-jist) [bdovg, tooth ; "fAyog, 

 science]. One versed in odontology, 

 iontology (p-don-tol' -o-je) [ bdoig, tooth ; ?.6yog, 

 science]. The science of dentition, or of the teeth, 

 iontoloxia, Odontoloxy (o-don-to-loks' -e-ah, o-don f - 

 [bdoi'g, a tooth ; '/o;uc, slanting]. Irregu- 

 larity or obliquity of the teeth. 



lontoma {o-don-to' -mak) [odorc, tooth ; 6 ua, tumor : 

 Odontomatd\. A new formation arising in connec- 

 ion with the teeth and presenting the structure and 

 ippearance of teeth. 



lontome [o-don'-tom). See Odontoma. 

 lontomous [o-don' -to-mus) [odoic, teeth; bua, a 



tumor]. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected 

 with, an odontoma. 



Odontomys (o-don'-to-mis) [bdoi'g, tooth ; uig, mouse]. 

 The dental pulp. 



Odontonecrosis {o-don-to^ne-kro'-sis) [odoi'c, tooth; 

 vsKpuaig, death]. Dissolution or decay of the tissues 

 of the teeth. See Necrosis of the Teeth. 



Odontonosology (o-don-to-nos-ol 1 '-o-je) [bdovg, tooth ; 

 voaog, disease ; /.o; oc, science]. A treatise on diseases 

 of the teeth ; also that branch of medicine that treats 

 of diseases of the teeth. 



O dontoparallaxis ( o - don - to -par - a/- alls'- is) [ bdoig, 

 tooth ; Tzapa/'/.a^ig, deviation]. Irregularity of the 

 teeth; deviation of one or more of the teeth from 

 the natural position. 



Odontopathology (p-don-to-path-ol' -o-je) [bdovg, tooth ; 

 ■xddog, a disease ; fbyog, science]. The science of 

 diseases of the teeth. 



Odontopathy (o-don-top* -ath-e) [bdovg, tooth ; xadog, 

 suffering]. An abnormal or pathologic condition of the 

 teeth, or of the organs connected with them ; dental 

 disease. 



Odontoperiosteum (o-don'-to-per-e-os'-te-um). Syno- 

 nym of Periodontium. 



Odontophatne {o-don-to-faf -ne) . Synonym of Alveolus. 



Odontophatnitis (o-don-to-fat-ni'-tis). Synonym of 

 Odontobothritis . 



Odontophore [p-don'-to-for) [odorc , tooth ; bkpziv, to 

 bear]. In biology, a comprehensive name for those 

 mouth-parts of a mollusc known as rasp, radula, 

 radular apparatus, buccal mass, lingual ribbon, or 

 tongue. 



Odontophorous (o-don-toff' '-or-us) [odorc, tooth ; oipeiv, 

 to bear]. Bearing or having teeth. 



Odontophyia (p-don-to-fi' '-e-ah) [bdoig, tooth; oieiv, 

 to grow]. Dentition. 



Odontopiester ( o - don - to -pi- es*- ter ) [bdoig, tooth ; 

 ineari/p, squeezer] . An instrument for exerting press- 

 ure on the teeth ; it is used to relieve odontalgia. 



Odontoplerosis (o- don -to-ple-ro'-sis) [bdoig, tooth; 

 iuxjic, filling]. The filling of teeth. 



Odontoprisis (o-don-to-pri'-sis) [odorc, tooth ; ■xpioig, a 

 sawing]. Stridor dentium, or grinding of the teeth. 



Odontorine, Odontorrhine (o-don-to-rin')[bdovg,toolh ; 

 pivti, file]. A tooth-file. See File, Dental. 



Odontorrhagia (o - don - tor - a'- je - ah ) [odoi'c, tooth ; 

 pr/yvvvai, to burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the 

 socket of a tooth. 



Odontorrheumalgia (p-don-to-ru-maV '-je-ah) [odorc, 

 tooth; pkvua, flow; a/.yog, pain]. Rheumatic tooth- 

 ache. 



Odontorrhizophthisis {o-don-tor-iz-off ' -this-is) [bdovg, 

 tooth; piija, root ; oSiatg, wasting]. Caries of the root 

 of a tooth. 



Odontorthosia (o-don-tor-tho / -ze-ah) [odoiV, tooth ; 

 bpBuaig, a straightening]. That part of dental surgery 

 concerned in the straightening of irregularly growing 

 teeth. 



Odontoschisis {o-don-tos J -kis-is) [bdoig, tooth ; c^ctv, 

 to split]. Splitting of a tooth. 



Odontoschism [p-don' -to-skizm) [odoi)c, tooth; ox&iv, 

 to split]. A fissure in a tooth. 



Odontoseisis i o-don-to-si'-sis) [odoic, tooth ; aeiaig, a 

 shaking ; agitation]. Looseness of the teeth, arising 

 from partial or total destruction of the alveolar pro- 

 cesses, caused most frequently by disease of the 

 gums. See Looseness of the Teeth. 



Odontosis (o-don-to'-sis) [odor?, tooth]. The forma- 

 tion and development of teeth ; dentition. 



Odontosisimus \o-don-to-sh' -ini-us). See Looseness of 

 the Teeth. 



Odontosmegma {o-don-to-smeg* -mah) [bdoig, tooth; 



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