dilaceration

[ dih-las-uh-rey-shuhn, dahy- ]
noun

  1. the act of dilacerating.

  2. the state of being dilacerated.

  1. Dentistry. displacement in the position of a developing tooth, resulting in angulation or distortion.

Origin of dilaceration

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin dīlacerātiōn- (stem of dīlacerātiō) a tearing to pieces, equivalent to dīlacerāt(us) (see dilacerate) + -iōn--ion

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