ORTHODONTICS


Meaning of ORTHODONTICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdän-tiks ]

noun plural but singular in construction

Date: 1909

: a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (as malocclusion) and their correction (as by means of braces)

• or·tho·don·tic -tik adjective

• or·tho·don·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

• or·tho·don·tist -ˈdän-tist noun

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