| 单词 | dentist |
| 释义 | dentist (once / 1743 pages) n A dentist is a doctor who specializes in teeth, gums, and the mouth. If you get a bad toothache, you should probably go to the dentist to make sure you don't have a cavity. When you visit the dentist, you might have your teeth and gums examined and cleaned, or you may need surgery for an impacted wisdom tooth or x-rays to make sure you don't have cavities. Dentists are health care professionals who attend dental school and train for several years before practicing. Dentist comes from the French dentiste, from dent. or "tooth." WORD FAMILYdentist: dentists USAGE EXAMPLESDid his artificial hips put him at risk of infection when he saw the dentist? Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Just kidding, don’t do that, that’s how you end up spending December 26th at the dentist for an emergency filling. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) He is 40, with the receding hairline and blandly gentle affect of a family dentist. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) n a person qualified to practice dentistry Syn|Hypo|Hyper dental practitioner, tooth doctor dental surgeon a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures endodontista dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve exodontista dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth orthodontista dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth pedodontista dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth periodontista dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth prosthodontista dentist who is expert in prosthodontics medical man, medical practitioner someone who practices medicine |
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