Definition
In dentistry, a misalignment of the teeth where the lower jaw is positioned too far back relative to the upper jaw.
Etymology
From disto- (from Latin distare, 'to stand apart') plus occlusion (from Latin occludere, 'to close'). This is medical terminology created by combining Latin roots.
Kelly Says
Dentists use 'disto-' to describe backward positions and 'mesio-' for forward ones—these Latin directional prefixes let them map tooth positions like coordinates. 'Distoclusion' is what most people call an 'overbite.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
ARالعربية
إغلاق بعيد
i-ghlaaq ba-eed
BNবাংলা
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
CACatalà
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
CSČeština
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
DADansk
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
DEDeutsch
Distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
ESEspañol
distoclusión
dis-to-klu-see-ohn
FAفارسی
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
FISuomi
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
FRFrançais
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
GUGU
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
HAHA
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
HEעברית
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
HIहिन्दी
दूरवर्ती बंद
doora-verti bannd
HUMagyar
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
IGIG
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
ITItaliano
distoclusione
dis-to-klu-zee-ohn-e
KKKK
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
KMKM
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
MRMR
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
MSBahasa Melayu
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
MYမြန်မာ
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
NLNederlands
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
NONorsk
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
PAPA
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
PLPolski
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
PTPortuguês
distoclusão
dis-to-klu-zāo
RORomână
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
RUРусский
дистоклозия
dis-to-klo-zi-ya
SVSvenska
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
SWKiswahili
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
TAதமிழ்
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
TEతెలుగు
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
THไทย
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
TLTL
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
TRTürkçe
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
UKУкраїнська
дистоклозія
dis-to-klo-zi-ya
URاردو
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
VITiếng Việt
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
YOYO
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn
ZH中文
远位闭锁
yuan-wei-bi-suo
ZUZU
distoclusion
dis-to-klu-zyohn