malocclusion
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English
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)
- (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
- Antonym: benocclusion
Related terms
Translations
misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth
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See also
French
Pronunciation
Noun
malocclusion f (plural malocclusions)
Further reading
- “malocclusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.