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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 devicesplay

  Familiarity information: PROSTHODONTICS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROSTHODONTICS (noun)


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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