"malocclusion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-malocclusion.wav Forms: malocclusions [plural]
Rhymes: -uːʒən 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}}, {{uder|en|la|male}} Latin male Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)
  1. (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth. Wikipedia link: malocclusion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dentistry Related terms: malocclude, crossbite, overbite, retrognathism, underbite Translations (misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth): обратна захапка (obratna zahapka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), helytelen fogsorilleszkedés (Hungarian), feilbitt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)

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