malocclude

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verb

Of teeth, to misalign.

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Meanings

verbmalocclude (third-person singular simple present maloccludes, present participle maloccluding, simple past and past participle maloccluded)

present singular third person maloccludes · participle present maloccluding · participle past maloccluded · past maloccluded

  1. dentistryOf teeth, to misalign.

    Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.

    1913, The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies, volume 8, page 114

Origin

From mal- + occlude.

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Chicago

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