odontología

See also: odontologia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “tooth”) +‎ -logía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /odontoloˈxia/ [o.ð̞õn̪.t̪o.loˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: o‧don‧to‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

odontología f (uncountable)

1. odontology; dentistry

   Synonym: (Colombia, Ecuador) dentistería

Derived terms

• odontológico

 

Related terms

• odontólogo

 

Further reading

• “odontología”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28