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orthodontia

 [awr-thuh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]   Origin

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.
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Origin:
1840–50; orth- + -odont + -ia
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World English Dictionary
orthodontics or orthodontia (ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪks, ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪə)
 
—n
(functioning as singular) Also called: dental orthopaedics the branch of dentistry concerned with preventing or correcting irregularities of the teeth
 
orthodontia or orthodontia
 
—n
 
ortho'dontic or orthodontia
 
—adj
 
ortho'dontist or orthodontia
 
—n

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orthodontia
1849, from ortho- + Gk. dont- (see tooth).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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