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-odontia
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *h₃ed- (bite)
Formed from the suffixation of grc ὀδόντ-, the stem of the en grc ὀδούς tooth, with the English suffix en -ia; compare the la -odontia and the fr -odontie.
Pronunciation
ədŏnʹtĭə ōdŏnʹtĭə RP, en /əˈdɒntɪə/ /əʊˈdɒntɪə/
ədŏnʹshə ədŏnʹchə ədŏnʹshiə ədŏnʹchiə GA, en /əˈdɑnʃə/ /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/ /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/ /əˈdɑnt͡ʃi.ə/
en -o dont ia
Suffix
en dentistry and medicine:
en forms nouns en branch of en dentistry
en forms nouns en condition of the en tooth teeth
Derived terms
en
References
“-odontia, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)