defectus dentium

14:17 Jan 11, 2013
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Heart operation diagnosis
Latin term or phrase: defectus dentium
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!
chaplin
United Kingdom
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4toothlessness
Joseph Brazauskas
4defect of the teeth
Judit Babcsányi
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see
liz askew

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toothlessness


Explanation:
'Defectus dentium' means literally a lack or disappearance of or weakness in the teeth. The term is common in the Elder Pliny.

Joseph Brazauskas
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defect of the teeth


Explanation:
... or maybe missing teeth. But it does not exactly mean that patient has no teeth.


    Reference: http://www.pirula.net/mszotar/d.htm
Judit Babcsányi
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Reference: see

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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 ...

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