"orthodontic" meaning in English

See orthodontic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From orthodontics, equivalent to ortho- + -odont + -ic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ortho-|-odont|-ic}} ortho- + -odont + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} orthodontic (not comparable)
  1. Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Dentistry Derived forms: orthodontic band Translations (of or relating to orthodontics): ortodòntic (Catalan), orthodontisch (Dutch), ortodonttinen (Finnish), orthodontique (French), ortodontico (Italian), ortodontyczny (Polish), ortodôntico (Portuguese), ortodontic (Romanian), ortodóncico (Spanish)
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