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dental

dental

adjective den-TAHL Rare
Body & Health Personal Care

Origin: From Latin dentalis, from dens (tooth).

Usage Note

Dental is an invariable adjective (same form for masculine and feminine) used for anything relating to teeth: clínica dental (dental clinic), cuidado dental (dental care), hilo dental (dental floss). In linguistics, it also describes consonants articulated with the tongue against the teeth, such as Spanish t and d.

Examples

"Tiene cita en la clínica dental esta tarde."

Natural Translation

He has an appointment at the dental clinic this afternoon.

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