exodontics
[ ek-suh-don-tiks ]
noun(used with a singular verb)
the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.
Origin of exodontics
1- Also ex·o·don·tia [ek-suh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]. /ˌɛk səˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/.
Words Nearby exodontics
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British Dictionary definitions for exodontics
exodontics
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈdɒntɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of dental surgery concerned with the extraction of teeth: Also called: exodontia (ˌɛksəʊˈdɒnʃə)
Origin of exodontics
1C20: New Latin, from ex- 1 + -odontia, from Greek odōn tooth
Derived forms of exodontics
- exodontist, noun
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