- odontotomy
- odon·tot·o·my
English syllables. 2014.
odontotomy
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odontotomy — Cutting into the crown of a tooth. [odonto + G. tome, incision] prophylactic o. a preventive operation in which imperfectly formed developmental grooves, pits, and fissures are opened up by means of a bur and filled to obviate future decay. * * * … Medical dictionary
odontotomy — ˌōˌdän.ˈtäd.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: odont + tomy : the operation of cutting into a tooth … Useful english dictionary
odontology — n. study of teeth. ♦ odontalgia, n. toothache. ♦ odontiasis, n. teething. ♦ odontognathous, a. pertaining to extinct toothed birds. ♦ odontography, n. description of or treatise on teeth. ♦ odontoid, a. tooth like. ♦ odontoma … Dictionary of difficult words
