odont

a. [ Cf. F. odontalgique. ] Of or pertaining to odontalgia. -- n. A remedy for the toothache. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Same as Odontalgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. ] Cutting of the teeth; dentition. [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Odonto- + -blast. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + kh^tos a whale. ] (Zool.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Odonto- + root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born: cf: F. odontogénie. ] (Physiol.) Generation, or mode of development, of the teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Odonto- + -graph. ] An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels. [ 1913 Webster ]