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orthodontia

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or⋅tho⋅don⋅tia

[awr-thuh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]
–noun Dentistry.
1. orthodontics.
2. treatment for the correction of irregularly aligned teeth, usually involving braces and sometimes oral surgery.

Origin:
1840–50; orth- + -odont + -ia
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or·tho·don·tia   (ôr'thə-dŏn'shə)   
n.  Orthodontics.
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Main Entry: orth·odon·tia
Pronunciation: "or-th&-'dän-ch(E-)&
Function: noun
: ORTHODONTICS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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