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单词 prosthodontics
释义

prosthodontics

[ pros-thuh-don-tiks ]
/ ˌprɒs θəˈdɒn tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
Also pros·tho·don·tia [pros-thuh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]. /ˌprɒs θəˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/.

Origin of prosthodontics

First recorded in 1945–50; prosth(esis) + -odont + -ics

Words nearby prosthodontics

prosthetic dentistry, prosthetic group, prosthetics, prosthetist, prosthion, prosthodontics, prosthodontist, prostie, Prostigmin, prostitute, prostitution
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British Dictionary definitions for prosthodontics

prosthodontics
/ (ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with the artificial replacement of missing teeth

Derived forms of prosthodontics

prosthodontist, noun

Word Origin for prosthodontics

C20: from prosth (esis) + -odont + -ics
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for prosthodontics

prosthodontics
[ prŏs′thə-dŏntĭks ]

n.

The branch of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices.

Other words from prosthodontics

pros′tho•dontist n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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