Odometrical
(O`do*met"ric*al) a. [Cf. F. odométrique, hodométrique.] Of or pertaining to the odometer,
or to measurements made with it.
Odometrous
(O*dom"e*trous) a. Serving to measure distance on a road. [R.] Sydney Smith.
Odometry
(O*dom"e*try) n. Measurement of distances by the odometer.
Odonata
(||O*don"a*ta) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) The division of insects
that includes the dragon flies.
Odontalgia
(||O`don*tal"gi*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + pain.] (Med.) Toothache.
Odontalgic
(O`don*tal"gic) a. [Cf. F. odontalgique.] Of or pertaining to odontalgia. — n. A remedy
for the toothache.
Odontalgy
(O`don*tal"gy) n. (Med.) Same as Odontalgia.
Odontiasis
(||O`don*ti"a*sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] Cutting of the teeth; dentition.
Odonto-
(O*don"to-) A combining form from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.
Odontoblast
(O*don"to*blast) n. [Odonto- + -blast.]
1. (Anat.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast.
They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
Odontocete
(||O*don`to*ce"te) n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + a whale.] (Zoöl.) A
subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
Odontogeny
(O`don*tog"e*ny) n. [Odonto- + root of Gr. to be born: cf: F. odontogénie.] (Physiol.) Generetion,
or mode of development, of the teeth.
Odontograph
(O*don"to*graph) n. [Odonto- + -graph.] An instrument for marking or laying off the
outlines of teeth of gear wheels.
Odontographic
(O*don`to*graph"ic) a. Of or pertaining to odontography.
Odontography
(O`don*tog"ra*phy) n. A description of the teeth.
Odontoid
(O*don"toid) a. [Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + form: cf.F. odontoïde.] (Anat.) (a) Having
the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.
Odontoid bone (Anat.), a separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process. - -
Odontoid process, or Odontoid peg (Anat.), the anterior process of the centrum of the second
vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See Axis.
