exodontics

American

[ek-suh-don-tiks] / ˌɛk səˈdɒn tɪks /

Also exodontia

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.

exodontics British

/ ˌɛksəʊˈdɒntɪks /

noun

Also called: exodontia. (functioning as singular) the branch of dental surgery concerned with the extraction of teeth

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Other Word Forms

exodontist

noun

Etymology

Origin of exodontics

ex- ³ + odont- ( def. ) + -ics

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