exodontia

Pronunciation key ( ek′sə-don′shə ) ( ek′sə-don′shi-ə )

ex•o•don•ti•a

n.

[Mod. L. < L. ex out + Gr. Odōn, odontos, tooth; odoús tooth + -ia (Gk. exodontízomai to have one's tusks removed)].

1. Branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth.

exʼo•dont′ist n.

References

The American College Dictionary (Random House) ©1949

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition ©1976

The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

Further Reading

Exodontics