English Explanatory Dictionary

malocclusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-malocclusion.wav

Word forms

malocclusion malocclusions

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”).

Antonyms

benocclusion

Related words

malocclude crossbite overbite retrognathism underbite
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