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orthochromatic film |
orthoclase |
orthoclastic |
orthodiagonal |
orthodome |
orthodontia
| orthodontic
| orthodontic braces
| orthodontic treatment
| orthodontics
| orthodontist
orthodontia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun orthodontia has 1 sense
- orthodontia(n = noun.cognition) dental orthopaedics, dental orthopedics, orthodontics, orthodonture - the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth; Array is a kind of dental medicine, dentistry, odontology
Derived form adjective orthodontic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
orthodontia, n.
The treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align properly within the mouth, usually involving the wearing of braces and sometimes oral surgery. [PJC]
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