aerodontalgia /aer·odon·tal·gia/ (-don-tal´jah) pain in the teeth due to lowered atmospheric pressure at high altitudes.
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia [ār″o-don-tal´jah]
aerodontalgia (er´ōdontal´j
),
aer·o·don·tal·gia (âr  -d n-t l j )n. Toothache caused by decreased atmospheric pressure. |
aerodontalgia
[er′ōdontal′jə]
Etymology: Gk, aer + odous, tooth, algos, pain
a painful sensation in the teeth caused by a change in atmospheric pressure, as may occur at high altitudes.
aerodontalgia [ār″o-don-tal´jah]
toothache experienced at lowered atmospheric pressures, as in aircraft flight or in a decompression chamber, caused by the expansion of air in the maxillary sinuses.
aerodontalgia (er´ōdontal´j
),n pulpal pain with decreased barometric pressure.
Aeromonas
n a genus of bacteria usually found in water.
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