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toothache

American  
[tooth-eyk] / ˈtuθˌeɪk /

noun

  1. a pain in or about a tooth.

toothache British  
/ ˈtuːθˌeɪk /

noun

  1. Technical name: odontalgia.  a pain in or about a tooth

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Other Word Forms

  • toothachy adjective

Etymology

Origin of toothache

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

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