-odontia

English

Etymology

Formed from the suffixation of ὀδόντ- (odónt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), with the English suffix -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/, /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃi.ə/

Suffix

-odontia

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

Derived terms

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References

“-odontia, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)

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