| toothache | <medicine> Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia. <botany> Toothache grass The prickly ash. A shrub of the genus Aralia (A. Spinosa). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| antiseptic | <pharmacology, microbiology> A substance that inhibits the growth and development of microorganisms without necessarily killing them. Compare: disinfectant and germicide. (13 Jan 1998) |
| antiseptic dressing | A sterile dressing of gauze impregnated with an antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |