edentulous
adj/iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/UK/iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/US
Etymology
Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."
- derived from edentulus
Definitions
Toothless.
- A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums.
- Partial edentulism has traditionally been treated with conventional fixed prosthetics when adequate natural tooth abutments are available to support the edentulous span.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for edentulous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA