dentistry.
The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
Meaning & usage
The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities, and placing crowns and bridges.
A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth.
A place where dental operations are performed.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree French dent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French dentistebor. English dentist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English dentistry From dentist + -ry.
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