exodontics

[ ek-suh-don-tiks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.

Origin of exodontics

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

Origin of exodontics

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

Derived forms of exodontics

  • exodontist, noun

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