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malocclusion

English

Etymology

First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)

  1. (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

Antonyms

  • (misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth): benocclusion

Related terms

  • malocclude

See also

  • overbite

malocclusion From the web:


underbite

English

Etymology

under- +? bite

Noun

underbite (plural underbites)

  1. A malocclusion, in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

Translations

Verb

underbite (third-person singular simple present underbites, present participle underbiting, simple past underbit, past participle underbitten)

  1. To use insufficient acid in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow.

See also

  • overbite

underbite From the web:

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