malocclusion

n. [医](牙)咬合不正

发音

US /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/

词形变化

malocclusions 复数 malocclusions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

    错𬌗

    错𬌗畸形

    咬合不正

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

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词源

First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).

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