"dental dam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dental dams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dental dam (plural dental dams)
  1. a thin piece of e.g. latex, used in oral sex to prevent transmission of STDs
    Sense id: en-dental_dam-en-noun-8nzniycB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures. Categories (topical): Dentistry Synonyms: oral dam Translations (dental dam): orální rouška [feminine] (Czech), dentální rouška [feminine] (Czech), slikkelap [common-gender] (Danish), beflapje [neuter] (Dutch), liklapje [neuter] (Dutch), Kofferdam [masculine] (German), koferdam [masculine] (Polish), ślinochron [masculine] (Polish), digă [feminine] (Romanian), латексная салфетка (lateksnaja salfetka) [feminine] (Russian), кофердам (koferdam) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dental_dam-en-noun-~-mAVpqm Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'dental dam': 10 90

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