edentulous

[ ee-den-chuh-luhs ]

adjective

1. lacking teeth; toothless.

edentulous

/ iːˈdɛntʃʊlɪt; iːˈdɛntʃʊləs /

adjective

1. having no teeth

Word History and Origins

Origin of edentulous¹

1775–85; < Latin ēdentulus, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + dent- (stem of dēns ) tooth + -ulus -ulous

Example Sentences

The lower jaw has an edentulous beak or spear in front, which is compressed from side to side in the manner of the Liassic forms, but turned upward slightly, as in Dorygnathus or Campylognathus.

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The condition may only affect a few teeth, or it may spread to them all, in which case the patient may in the course of some years become edentulous.

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There are in the famine camps in this area certain persons who, though not edentulous, are yet unable to masticate the ordinary ration.

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Atkinson exhibited in Philadelphia a man of forty who never had any distinct growth of hair since birth, was edentulous, and destitute of the sense of smell and almost of that of taste.

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May such persons be considered as edentulous for the purposes of the decision referred to above?

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