denture

Etymology

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

noun

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
  2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
  3. (often in the plural) A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

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