Odontoplerosis is a hypothetical medical condition that affects the teeth and their supporting structures. The word "odontoplerosis" is composed of three morphemes: "odonto-" meaning "teeth," "plesro-" meaning "to fill," and "-osis" meaning "condition or disease." The IPA phonetic transcription of "odontoplerosis" is /ɑːˈdɒntəʊˌplɪərəʊsɪs/. The stress falls on the second syllable, which is pronounced as a diphthong with a long "i" sound followed by a mid-central vowel. Overall, the spelling reflects the root words and the phonological patterns of English.
The operation of filling or plugging a cavity in a tooth.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.