OVERBITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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