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prosthodontics

Definition of prosthodontics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the branch of dentistry concerned with the design, manufacture, and fitting of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth.

Derivatives

prosthodontist

noun

Origin:

1940s: from prosthesis, on the pattern of orthodontics

prosthodontics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of prosthodontics in the US English dictionary
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