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PROSTHODONTICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prosthodontics mean?
• PROSTHODONTICS (noun)
The noun PROSTHODONTICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
Familiarity information: PROSTHODONTICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
prosthodontia; prosthodontics
Hypernyms ("prosthodontics" is a kind of...):
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
Derivation:
prosthodontic (of or relating to prosthodontics)
prosthodontist (a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics)
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