exodontia
9.9
Dental work that removes teeth
- noun
- /ˌɛksoʊˈdɑnʃə/
- Specialized
:
exodoncia
- The dentist specializes in exodontia, focusing on the extraction of difficult teeth.
Examples
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After the diagnosis, the oral surgeon recommended exodontia to remove the impacted wisdom teeth.
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Exodontia and periodontitis have been shown to induce jaw lesions.
Academic text (2006) -
Many patients seek exodontia when they experience severe tooth pain from decay.
Synonyms
9.9
The part of dentistry that removes teeth
is the same specialty but is an alternative name
Surface Forms
exodontia singular
exodontias plural
Morphology
exodontia = exo + odont + ia
Formed from Greek combining forms ('exo-' + 'odont-' + '-ia') that are not standalone English words, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from familiar English vocabulary.
Etymology
Exodontia comes from two parts: exo- meaning 'out', as in the word 'exit', and odont meaning 'tooth'. So exodontia is the branch of dentistry that is about taking teeth out.
