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orthodontics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction
or路​tho路​don路​tics | \ 藢券r-th蓹-藞d盲n-tiks How to pronounce orthodontics (audio) \

Definition of orthodontics

: a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (such as malocclusion) and their correction (as by braces) also : the treatment provided by a specialist in orthodontics
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Other Words from orthodontics

orthodontic \ 藢券r-​th蓹-​藞d盲n-​tik How to pronounce orthodontic (audio) \ adjective
orthodontically \ 藢券r-​th蓹-​藞d盲n-​ti-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce orthodontically (audio) \ adverb
orthodontist \ 藢券r-​th蓹-​藞d盲n-​tist How to pronounce orthodontist (audio) \ noun

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 The people in the photograph include Dr. Flavio Uribe, an assistant professor and orthodontics program director at UConn Health and a visiting associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine. — CBS News, "Dental students at Yale took selfie with severed heads: AP," 6 Feb. 2018 The people in the photograph include Dr. Flavio Uribe, an assistant professor and orthodontics program director at UConn Health and a visiting associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine. — CBS News, "Dental students at Yale took selfie with severed heads: AP," 6 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of orthodontics

1909, in the meaning defined above

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More Definitions for orthodontics

orthodontics

noun
How to pronounce orthodontics (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of orthodontics

: a branch of dentistry that deals with helping teeth to grow straight

orthodontics

noun plural but singular in construction
orth路​odon路​tics | \ -藞d盲nt-iks How to pronounce orthodontics (audio) \

Medical Definition of orthodontics

1 : a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth and their correction (as by means of braces)
2 : the treatment provided by an orthodontist

Other Words from orthodontics

orthodontic \ -​ik How to pronounce orthodontic (audio) \ adjective
orthodontically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce orthodontically (audio) \ adverb

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