orthodontics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ōrthôdŏntĭks
Etymology
From orthodontic + -s, equivalent to ortho- (“correct, straight”) + -odont + -ics.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
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fr orthodontie (correcting misalignment of teeth) · es ortodoncia (correcting misalignment of teeth) · vi chỉnh hình răng (correcting misalignment of teeth) · cmn 齒顎矯正學 /齿颚矫正学 (correcting misalignment of teeth) · sv tandreglering (correcting misalignment of teeth) · az ortodontiya (correcting misalignment of teeth) · pt ortodontia (correcting misalignment of teeth) · fi hampaiden oionta (correcting misalignment of teeth) · nl orthodontie (correcting misalignment of teeth) · ca ortodòncia (correcting misalignment of teeth) · el ορθοδοντική (correcting misalignment of teeth) · id ortodonsia (correcting misalignment of teeth) · vi chỉnh răng (correcting misalignment of teeth) · cmn 牙齒矯正 /牙齿矫正 (correcting misalignment of teeth) · hu fogszabályozás (correcting misalignment of teeth) · vi chỉnh nha (correcting misalignment of teeth) · ko 치과교정학 (correcting misalignment of teeth) · fi oikomishoito (correcting misalignment of teeth) · it ortodonzia (correcting misalignment of teeth) · cmn 正畸 (correcting misalignment of teeth) · de Kieferorthopädie (correcting misalignment of teeth) · cs ortodoncie (correcting misalignment of teeth) · sv ortodonti (correcting misalignment of teeth) · hy օրթոդոնտիա (correcting misalignment of teeth) · ca ortodontologia (correcting misalignment of teeth)