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dentistry

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den·tis·try /ˈdentəstri/ noun [uncountable]  MHthe medical study of the mouth and teeth, or the work of a dentist 口腔医学,牙医学;牙医术;牙医业
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dentistryThis surpasses amounts raised by such better-known parts of the University of Maryland at Baltimore as the schools of pharmacy and dentistry.She pictured his bare white chest, the fingers so thick and stubby for some one who made a living at dentistry.Darren's death was one of eight following dentistry between 1996 and 1999.But she decided that she was more interested in dentistry because she liked working with patients.Some of them were mature students studying medicine, dentistry, law, engineering.Examines the history of dentistry within the army.I was light-headed, too, and rapidly be-coming unfit to practice the exacting profession of dentistry.Maternity or dentistry is not usually covered.
den·tis·try nounChineseSyllable
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dentistry
dentistry /ˈdentəstri, ˈdentɪstri/ noun [uncountable]
the medical study of the mouth and teeth, or the work of a dentist


den·tis·tryBrE /ˈdentɪstri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdentɪstri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the medical study of the teeth and mouth 牙科学the work of a dentist 牙科医术;牙医的工作preventive dentistry预防牙科