exodontics

Also ex·o·don·tia

[ek-suh-don-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.

exodontics

/ ˌɛksəʊˈdɒntɪks /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• exodontist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exodontics¹

ex- ³ + odont- ( def. ) + -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of exodontics¹

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