odontopathology

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noun

The study of diseases of the teeth.

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounodontopathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of diseases of the teeth.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Hellenic*odónts
  4. Ancient Greekὀδούς (odoús)
  5. Englishodonto-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Frenchpathologie
  13. Englishpathology
  14. Englishodontopathology

From odonto- + pathology.

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APA

odontopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontopathology

MLA

“odontopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odontopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontopathology.

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