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tooth ache

[tooth-eyk]

tooth·ache

[tooth-eyk]
noun
a pain in or about a tooth.

Origin:
before 1050; Middle English tothache, Old English tōthæce, tōthece. See tooth, ache

tooth·ach·y, adjective
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toothache tooth·ache (t&oomacr;th'āk')
n.
An aching pain in or near a tooth. Also called dentalgia, odontalgia.

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