English noun: odontology |
1. | odontology (cognition) the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
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| Synonyms | dental medicine, dentistry |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medical specialty, medicine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cosmetic dentistry, dental orthopaedics, dental orthopedics, dental surgery, endodontia, endodontics, orthodontia, orthodontics, orthodonture, periodontia, periodontics, prosthodontia, prosthodontics |
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| Domain category members | bonding, cap, crown, crowned, crownwork, dental appliance, filling, impression, inlay, jacket, jacket crown, malocclusion, occlusion, overbite, uncrowned |
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