malocclusion
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)
- (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
- Antonym: benocclusion
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Translations edit
misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth
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See also edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
malocclusion f (plural malocclusions)
Further reading edit
- “malocclusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.