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ORTHODONTIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthodontist mean?
• ORTHODONTIST (noun)
The noun ORTHODONTIST has 1 sense:
1. a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Familiarity information: ORTHODONTIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("orthodontist" is a kind of...):
dental practitioner; dentist; tooth doctor (a person qualified to practice dentistry)
Derivation:
orthodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)
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