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malocclusion

ma·locc·lu·sion

UK/ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally

Origin

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”).

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