单词 | orthodontist |
释义 | orthodontistn. Dentistry. A dentist who practises orthodontics. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > dentist > in specific branch orthodontist1903 exodontist1913 prosthodontist1917 periodontist1920 paedodontist1923 1903 Dental Ann. 130 Orthodontist, a newly-coined word, already considerably used in the United States to signify one who studies and practises orthodontia, or the treatment of irregularity, malposition, or malocclusion of the teeth. 1939 L. B. Higley in J. C. Brauer Dentistry for Children ix. 218 Many difficult problems confronting the general dentist and orthodontist could be eliminated if preventative orthodontics were more thoroughly understood and practiced by all dentists who do work for children. 1969 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 22 (caption) Mr. Lewis, an Australian orthodontist, is returning to Sydney as he is dissatisfied with working under the National Health Service. 1988 F. Weldon Leader of Band viii. 52 One would trot them between dancing class and orthodontist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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