Meanings
nounorthodontics (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
Synonyms: orthodontia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
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nounthe branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
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Origin
From orthodontic + -s, equivalent to ortho- (“correct, straight”) + -odont + -ics.
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Catalan ortodòncia, ortodontologia
- ortodònciacorrecting misalignment of teeth
- ortodontologiacorrecting misalignment of teeth
Chinese Mandarin 牙齒矯正 /牙齿矫正, 正畸
- 牙齒矯正 /牙齿矫正 (yáchǐ jiǎozhèng)correcting misalignment of teeth
- 正畸 (zhèngjī)correcting misalignment of teeth
- 齒顎矯正學 /齿颚矫正学 (chǐ'è jiǎozhèng xué)correcting misalignment of teeth
Czech ortodoncie
- ortodonciecorrecting misalignment of teeth
Dutch orthodontie
- orthodontiecorrecting misalignment of teeth
Finnish oikomishoito, hampaiden oionta
- oikomishoitocorrecting misalignment of teeth
- hampaiden oiontacorrecting misalignment of teeth
French orthodontie
- orthodontiecorrecting misalignment of teeth
German Kieferorthopädie
- Kieferorthopädiecorrecting misalignment of teeth
Greek ορθοδοντική
- ορθοδοντική (orthodontikí)correcting misalignment of teeth
Hungarian fogszabályozás
- fogszabályozáscorrecting misalignment of teeth
Indonesian ortodonsia
- ortodonsiacorrecting misalignment of teeth
Italian ortodonzia
- ortodonziacorrecting misalignment of teeth
Korean 치과교정학
- 치과교정학 (chigwagyojeonghak)correcting misalignment of teeth
Portuguese ortodontia
- ortodontiacorrecting misalignment of teeth
Spanish ortodoncia
- ortodonciacorrecting misalignment of teeth
Swedish ortodonti, tandreglering
- ortodonticorrecting misalignment of teeth
- tandregleringcorrecting misalignment of teeth
Vietnamese chỉnh nha, chỉnh hình răng
- chỉnh nhacorrecting misalignment of teeth
- chỉnh hình răngcorrecting misalignment of teeth
- chỉnh răngcorrecting misalignment of teeth
Cite this entry
APA
orthodontics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontics
MLA
“orthodontics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthodontics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontics.
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