Denture
/ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
- 2 a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth wordnet
- 3 An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
"After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture."
- 4 A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth. in-plural, often
Example
More examples"Do I have to have a full denture?"
Etymology
From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.