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exodontics

[ek-suh-don-tiks]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.
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Also ex·o·don·tia [ek-suh-don-shuh, -shee-uh] /ˌɛk səˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/.

Origin of exodontics

ex-3 + odont- + -ics
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British Dictionary definitions for exodontics

exodontics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of dental surgery concerned with the extraction of teethAlso called: exodontia (ˌɛksəʊˈdɒnʃə)
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Derived Formsexodontist, noun

Word Origin

C20: New Latin, from ex- 1 + -odontia, from Greek odōn tooth
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exodontics in Medicine

exodontics

(ĕk′sə-dŏn′tĭks)
n.
  1. The dental specialty dealing with tooth extraction.
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Related formsex′o•don′tist n.
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