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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 teethplay

  Familiarity information: ORTHODONTIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORTHODONTIST (noun)


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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