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or⋅tho⋅don⋅tics

  [awr-thuh-don-tiks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
Origin:
1905–10; orth- + -odont + -ics

Related forms:
or⋅tho⋅don⋅tic, or⋅tho⋅don⋅tal, adjective
or⋅tho⋅don⋅tist, noun
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Word Origin & History

orthodontics 
1909, from Mod.L. orthodontia (1849), from ortho- (q.v.) + odon (gen. odontos) "tooth." Orthodontist is attested from 1903.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: orth·odon·tics
Pronunciation: -'dänt-iks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a branch of dentistry dealingwith irregularities of the teeth and their correction (as by means of braces) —orth·odon·tic /-ik/ adjective —orth·odon·ti·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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orthodontics or·tho·don·tics (ôr'thə-dŏn'tĭks) or or·tho·don·ture (ôr'thə-dŏn'chər)
n.
The dental specialty and practice of preventing and correcting irregularities of the teeth, as by the use of braces. Also called orthodontia.

or'tho·don'tic adj.

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