Alterszahnheilkunde

German

Etymology

From Alter (“(old) age”) +‎ -s- (linking interfix) +‎ Zahn (“tooth”) +‎ Heilkunde (“medicine”) (from heilen (“to heal”) +‎ -kunde (“knowledge”)).

Noun

Alterszahnheilkunde f (genitive Alterszahnheilkunde, no plural)

  1. gerodontia
  2. gerodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and the elderly)
  3. gerodontology

Synonyms

  • Gerodontie f
  • Gerodontologie f

See also

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