English Explanatory Dictionary

benocclusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.

Pronunciation

/bɛnəˈkluːʒən/

Word forms

benocclusion

Etymology

Probably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”), after malocclusion (“misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth”).

Antonyms

malocclusion
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