periodontics

Noun

per=i=o=don=tics

WORDNET DICTIONARY

periodontics(n = noun.cognition) periodontia - the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth; Array

is a kind of dental medicine, dentistry, odontology

Derived forms adjective periodontal₁, adjective periodontic₁, noun periodontist₁

periodontics, n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.

Derivative

periodontal adj. periodontist n.

Etymology

PERI- + Gk odous odont- tooth

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