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ORTHODONTIA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthodontia mean?

• ORTHODONTIA (noun)
The noun ORTHODONTIA has 1 sense:

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

Familiarity information: ORTHODONTIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ORTHODONTIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

dental orthopaedics; dental orthopedics; orthodontia; orthodontics; orthodonture

Hypernyms ("orthodontia" is a kind of...):

dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)

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