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Meaning
Noun
●
In Dentistry:
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
. (Not as common as "dentist's
office
". Compare surgery.)
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Origin
dentistry
English
-ry
English
dentist
English
dentiste
French
-iste
French
-ista
Latin
-ιστής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
dent
French
dent
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
dentem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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