aerodontalgia

[air-oh-don-tal-juh, -jee-uh]

aer·o·don·tal·gia

[air-oh-don-tal-juh, -jee-uh]
noun Dentistry.
a toothache caused by lowered barometric pressure, as in high-altitude flight.

Origin:
aer- + odontalgia
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Aerodontalgia has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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aerodontalgia aer·o·don·tal·gi·a (âr'ō-dŏn-tāl'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Toothache caused by decreased atmospheric pressure.

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