exodontics

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

Derived Forms

• ˌexoˈdontist, 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