EXODONTIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth

Synonyms:

exodontia; exodontics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("exodontia" is a kind of...):

dental surgery (the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures)

Derivation:

exodontist (a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth)

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