connected with teeth 牙齿的；牙科的 dental disease/care/treatment/health 牙齿疾病／护理／治疗／健康 a dental appointment 牙科预约 dental records 牙科病历 - (British English)
a dental surgery (= where a dentist sees patients) 牙科诊所
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phonetics 语音学 (of a consonant 辅音 produced with the tongue against the upper front teeth, for example /θ/ and /ð/ in thin and this 齿音的
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin dentalis, from Latin dens, dent- ‘tooth’.