| 单词 | orthodontics |
| 释义 | orthodontics[ awr-thuh-don-tiks ] / ˌɔr θəˈdɒn tɪks / noun (used with a singular verb)the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces. Origin of orthodonticsFirst recorded in 1905–10; orth- + -odont + -ics OTHER WORDS FROM orthodonticsor·tho·don·tic, or·tho·don·tal, adjectiveor·tho·don·tist, nounWords nearby orthodonticsorthoclastic, ortho-cousin, orthocytosis, ortho-dichlorobenzene, orthodontia, orthodontics, orthodontist, orthodonture, orthodox, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Church Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for orthodonticsorthodontics orthodontia (ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪə)/ (ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪks) / noun(functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with preventing or correcting irregularities of the teethAlso called: dental orthopaedics Derived forms of orthodonticsorthodontic, adjectiveorthodontist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for orthodonticsorthodontics [ ôr′thə-dŏn′tĭks ] n.The dental specialty and practice of preventing and correcting irregularities of the teeth, as by the use of braces.orthodontia orthodonture Other words from orthodonticsor′tho•don′tic adj.or′tho•don′tist n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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