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cross-bite

cross-bite is the alternative form of crossbite.

Meaning of crossbite

Noun

crossbite (plural crossbites)

  1. An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.
  2. (obsolete) A deception; a cheat.

See all 3 meanings of crossbite

Forms of cross-bite

Noun
pluralcross-bites
Verb
third-person singular presentcross-bites
present participlecross-biting
pastcross-bit
past participlecross-bitten

Questions about cross-bite

What is cross-bite the alternative form of?
Cross-bite is the alternative form of crossbite.

Words near cross-bite in the dictionary

  1. cross-benchers
  2. cross-benches
  3. cross-birth
  4. cross-births
  5. cross-bit
  6. cross-bite
  7. cross-biter
  8. cross-biters
  9. cross-bites
  10. cross-biting
  11. cross-bitten

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