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odonto-
- a combining form meaning “tooth,” used in the formation of compound words:
odontology.
odonto-
combining_form
- indicating a tooth or teeth
odontology
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of odonto-1
Example Sentences
Health depends in a great measure upon the soundness of the teeth, and all dentists will allow that neither washes nor pastes can possibly be as efficacious for polishing the teeth and keeping them sound and white as a pure and non-gritty tooth-powder; such Rowlands' Odonto has always proved itself to be.
Great care must be taken to ask for ROWLANDS' ODONTO, of 20, Hatton Garden, London, and to see that each box bears the 3d.
Rimmel’s perfumes, Rowlands’ Macassar and Odonto, and the rest of the toilet paraphernalia that forms a very considerable portion of the travelling luggage of a civilian “swell,” are all dispensed with in barrack or camp life.
MetLife Inc. of New York, the largest U.S. life insurer, purchased Odonto A Saúde Empresarial in 2008 to enter Brazil’s dental insurance market.
His brow was sad, but underneath, White with “Odonto” shone his teeth, And through them hissed the words, “Well, blow Me tight if here is ’ary show!”
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Words That Use Odonto-
What does odonto- mean?
Odonto- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “tooth.” It is frequently used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.
Odonto- comes from the Greek odṓn, meaning “tooth.” The Latin word for “tooth” is dēns, source of the combining forms denti- and dento-.
What are variants of odonto-?
When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, odonto- becomes odont-, as in odontalgia.
Corresponding forms of odonto- combined to the end of words are -odont and -odus, which you can learn more about in our Words That Use articles for each form.
Examples of odonto-
One example of a term from medicine that features the combining form odonto- is odontology, “the science dealing with the study of the teeth and their surrounding tissues and with the prevention and cure of their diseases.”
Related to odontology, both as words and practices, are periodontics and orthodontics. Discover what makes these branches of dentistry distinct and how they are related to the combining for odonto- at our entries for the words.
The first part of the word, odonto-, means “tooth.” So, what about the –logy part of the word? It comes from the Greek lógos and is used to name sciences or bodies of knowledge. Odontology literally translates to “the study of teeth.”
What are some words that use the combining form odonto-?
- odontoblast
- odontoclast
- odontograph
- odontogenesis
- odontogeny
- odontoneuralgia
- odontopathy
- odontophore (using the equivalent form of odonto- in Greek)
- odontotomy
What are some other forms that odonto- may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form -tomy means “cutting, incision.” With this in mind, what does the dental procedure of an odontotomy involve?
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