DENTISCALPIUM
\dˌɛntɪskˈalpi͡əm], \dˌɛntɪskˈalpiəm], \d_ˌɛ_n_t_ɪ_s_k_ˈa_l_p_iə_m]\
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from dens, dentis, 'a tooth,' and 'to scrape.' Odontoglyphum. This word has been applied to the instrument used for scaling the teeth; to the tooth-pick, (F.) Cure-dent; and to the gum lancet, -the dechausaoir of the French.
By Robley Dunglison
