- prosthodontia
- pros·tho·don·tia
English syllables. 2014.
prosthodontia
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prosthodontia — pros·tho·don·tia (prŏs thə dŏnʹshə) n. Prosthodontics. [prosthesis + odontia.] * * * … Universalium
prosthodontia — SYN: prosthodontics. [L.] * * * prosth·odon·tia .präs thə dän ch(ē )ə n PROSTHODONTICS * * * pros·tho·don·tia (pros″tho donґshə) prosthodontics … Medical dictionary
prosthodontia — n. prosthodontics, branch of dentistry specializing in replacing missing teeth and oral structures with prosthetic devices … English contemporary dictionary
prosthodontia — noun the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices • Syn: ↑prosthodontics • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosthodontist, ↑prosthodontic (for: ↑prosthodontics),… … Useful english dictionary
prosthodontics — The science of and art of providing suitable substitutes for the coronal portions of teeth, or for one or more lost or missing teeth and their associated parts, in order that impaired function, appearance, comfort, and health of the patient may… … Medical dictionary
prosthodontics — /pros theuh don tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 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, prosthodontia… … Universalium
prosthodontics — noun the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices • Syn: ↑prosthodontia • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosthodontist (for: ↑prosthodontia), ↑prosthodontic,… … Useful english dictionary
prosthodontics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: New Latin prosthodontia, from prosthesis + odontia Date: 1947 prosthetic dentistry … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosthodontics — /prɒsθəˈdɒntɪks/ (say prosthuh dontiks) noun the branch of dentistry concerned with the reconstruction and replacement of missing teeth. Also, prosthodontia. {prosth(esis) + odont + ics} –prosthodontist, noun …
prosthodontics — ☆ prosthodontics [präs΄thədän′shə, präs΄thə dän′shē əpräs΄thə dän′tiks ] n. [ModL: see PROSTHETIC, ODONT, & ICS] the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of missing teeth, as by bridges or artificial dentures: also prosthodontia… … English World dictionary
