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-odontia

-odontia

English

Suffix

-odontia

  1. (dentistry and medicine):
    1. (forms nouns) branch of dentistry
    2. (forms nouns) condition of the teeth

Derived terms

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References

Etymology

Formed from the suffixation of ὀδόντ- ‎(odónt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek ὀδούς ‎(odoús, “tooth”), with the English -ia; compare the Latin odontia and the French -odontie.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ədŏnʹtĭə, ōdŏnʹtĭə, IPA(key): /əˈdɒntɪə/, /əʊˈdɒntɪə/
  • (US) enPR: ədŏnʹshə, ədŏnʹchə, ədŏnʹshiə, ədŏnʹchiə, IPA(key): /əˈdɑnʃə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/, /əˈdɑnʃiə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃiə/

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