orthodontics
Meanings
noun
- A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From orthodontic + -s, equivalent to ortho- (“correct, straight”) + -odont + -ics.
Synonyms
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.