MALOCCLUSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("malocclusion" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Domain category:

dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malocclusion"):

overbite ((dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth)