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exodontics

[ ek-suh-don-tiks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.

exodontics

/ ˌɛksəʊˈdɒntɪks /

noun

functioning as singular the branch of dental surgery concerned with the extraction of teeth Also calledexodontiaˌɛksəʊˈdɒnʃə

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Derived Forms

ˌexoˈdontist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exodontics¹

ex- ³ + odont- ( def ) + -ics

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exodontics¹

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

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