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crossbite

noun

Etymology

From cross + bite.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻
  2. inherited from *bītaną✻
  3. inherited from *bītan✻
  4. inherited from bītan
  5. inherited from biten
  6. compounded as crossbite — “cross + bite”

Definitions

  1. An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position…

    An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.

  2. A deception

    A deception; a cheat.

  3. To deceive

    To deceive; to trick.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crossbite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA