orthodontics

English

Etymology

From orth- +‎ -odont +‎ -ics.

Pronunciation

enPR: ōrthôdôntīks
Hyphenation: or‧tho‧don‧tics

Noun

orthodontics (uncountable)

(medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.

Synonyms

orthodontia

Translations

correcting misalignment of teeth

Azerbaijani: ortodontiya
Catalan: ortodòncia f, ortodontologia f
Czech: ortodoncie f
Dutch: orthodontie (nl) f
Finnish: oikomishoito (fi), hampaiden oionta

French: orthodontie (fr)
German: Kieferorthopädie f
Greek: ορθοδοντική (el) f (orthodontikí)
Hungarian: fogszabályozás (hu)
Spanish: ortodoncia (es) f

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