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orthodontics

Syllabification: (or·tho·don·tics)
Pronunciation: /ˌôrTHəˈdäntiks/

(also orthodontia /-ˈdänSH(ē)ə/)
Definition of orthodontics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the treatment of irregularities in the teeth (especially of alignment and occlusion) and jaws, including the use of braces.

Derivatives

orthodontic

adjective

orthodontically

Pronunciation: /-tik(ə)lē/

adverb

orthodontist

Pronunciation: /-tist/

noun

Origin:

early 20th century: from ortho- 'straight' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'

orthodontics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of orthodontics in the British & World English dictionary

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