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malocclusion

noun
/ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from male

Definitions

  1. A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

The neighborhood

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