"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 STIs
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  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 55 45 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'dental dam': 12 88

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