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abocclusion

abocc·lu·sion

US/ˈæb.oʊˌklu.ʒn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting

Origin

From ab- (“not”) + occlusion (“teeth alignment”).

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