-odontiacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. periodontia n..

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὀδόντ- , ὀδούς , -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀδόντ-, ὀδούς tooth (see -odont comb. form) + -ia suffix¹. With sense 1 compare scientific Latin odontia , genus name for diseases of the teeth (J. M. Good Physiol. Sys. Nosol. (1820) 1). Compare French -odontie (mid 19th cent. in sense 2 in anodontie anodontia n.).In sense 1 first attested in the mid 19th cent. in orthodontia n.; in sense 2 first attested in the late 19th cent. in anodontia n., after French. A small number of subsequent formations in each sense are found from the early 20th cent.

Dentistry and Medicine.

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1. Forming nouns denoting branches of dentistry.

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2. Forming nouns denoting conditions of the teeth.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	-odontia
释义	-odontiacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. periodontia n.. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὀδόντ- , ὀδούς , -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀδόντ-, ὀδούς tooth (see -odont comb. form) + -ia suffix¹. With sense 1 compare scientific Latin odontia , genus name for diseases of the teeth (J. M. Good Physiol. Sys. Nosol. (1820) 1). Compare French -odontie (mid 19th cent. in sense 2 in anodontie anodontia n.).In sense 1 first attested in the mid 19th cent. in orthodontia n.; in sense 2 first attested in the late 19th cent. in anodontia n., after French. A small number of subsequent formations in each sense are found from the early 20th cent. Dentistry and Medicine. Categories » 1. Forming nouns denoting branches of dentistry. Categories » 2. Forming nouns denoting conditions of the teeth. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < comb. form
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