"malocclude" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: maloccludes [present, singular, third-person], maloccluding [participle, present], maloccluded [participle, past], maloccluded [past]
Etymology: From mal- + occlude. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|occlude}} mal- + occlude Head templates: {{en-verb}} malocclude (third-person singular simple present maloccludes, present participle maloccluding, simple past and past participle maloccluded)
  1. (dentistry) Of teeth, to misalign. Categories (topical): Dentistry Related terms: malocclusion

Inflected forms

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