odonto-, odont-, odon-, -odont, -odonic, -odontic, -odontia, -odontoid

(Greek: tooth, teeth)


odontitis
odontoblast
odontocete
Any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, as dolphins, killer whales, and sperm whales, characterized by an asymmetrical skull, a single blowhole, and rows of teeth, feeding primarily on fish, squid, and crustaceans.
Odontoceti, odontocetous
Toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales.
odontoclast
odontocnesis
Itching of gum tissue around the teeth.
odontodynia
A toothache or a pain in a tooth or in the teeth.
odontogeny
odontoglossum
1. A variety of orchid that grows on other plants and is widely cultivated for its clusters of brightly colored flowers. Native to: mountainous areas from Bolivia to Mexico.
2. Etymology: from modern Latin, "tooth tongue"; from Greek odont-, "tooth" + glossa, "tongue"; based on the projection on the end of the flower, resembling a tooth.
odontogram
A personal record of bite forms of teeth used as personal identification.
odontograph
1. Device for determining the degree of uneven surfaces of teeth enamel.
2. An instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets.
3. An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of the teeth of gear wheels.
odontographic
A reference to written descriptions and histories of teeth.
odontography
1. Descriptive anatomy of the teeth.
2. A description of the teeth.
odontoiatry, odontoiatria, odontoiatric
Dental therapeutics or the medical treatment of teeth.
odontoid

Related "tooth, teeth" word units: bruxo-; dento-.


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