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OVERBITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overbite mean?
• OVERBITE (noun)
The noun OVERBITE has 1 sense:
1. (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
Familiarity information: OVERBITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("overbite" is a kind of...):
malocclusion ((dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally)
Domain category:
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
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