ORTHODONTIA


Meaning of ORTHODONTIA in English

/awr'theuh don"sheuh, -shee euh/ , n. Dentistry.

1. orthodontics.

2. treatment for the correction of irregularly aligned teeth, usually involving braces and sometimes oral surgery.

[ 1840-50; ORTH- + -ODONT + -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .