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stomatoloģija

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Latvian

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Etymology

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A new coinage, ultimately from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, mouth) and -λογία (-logía, study).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stomatoloģija f (4th declension)

  1. stomatology, dentistry (branch of medicine that studies the mouth and the oral cavity, their diseases, treatments, and prevention; also dentistry)
    ar mūsu gadsimta sākumu stomatoloģija diferencējās trīs lielajos pamatvirzienos: terapeitiskajā, ortopēdiskajā un ķirurģiskajā stomatoloģijāat the beginning of our century, stomatology (dentistry) differentiated itself into three major directions: therapeutic, orthopedic and surgical stomatology (dentistry)

Usage notes

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In Latvian, stomatoloģija (stomatology) and zobārstniecība (dentistry) are often seen as synonyms.

Declension

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Synonyms

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