Jan 11, 2013 14:17
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Latin term
defectus dentium
Latin to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Heart operation diagnosis
acquisitus totalis non reparatus
It is this defectus which annoys me. It means disappearance but what is the link with dentium. Dentium id the genitive of dens in the plural form. I just don't get it =how can you repair the dispapearance of teeth?!!
Thank you very much for your help!
It is this defectus which annoys me. It means disappearance but what is the link with dentium. Dentium id the genitive of dens in the plural form. I just don't get it =how can you repair the dispapearance of teeth?!!
Thank you very much for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | toothlessness |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 | defect of the teeth |
Judit Babcsányi
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Joseph Brazauskas
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toothlessness
'Defectus dentium' means literally a lack or disappearance of or weakness in the teeth. The term is common in the Elder Pliny.
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Judit Babcsányi
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defect of the teeth
... or maybe missing teeth. But it does not exactly mean that patient has no teeth.
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Defect - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defect
Origin of DEFECT. Middle English, from Latin defectus lack, from deficere to desert, fail, from de- + facere to do — more at do. First Known Use: 15th century ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defect
Origin of DEFECT. Middle English, from Latin defectus lack, from deficere to desert, fail, from de- + facere to do — more at do. First Known Use: 15th century ...
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