retrusion

[ ri-troo-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

/ rɪˈtru ʒən, -ʃən /

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noun Dentistry.

the act of moving a tooth backward.

a condition characterized by the backward displacement of a tooth or teeth.

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Origin of retrusion

1650–60; <Latin retrūs(us) removed, concealed (past participle of retrūdere;see retrude) + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM retrusion

re·tru·sive

[ri-troo-siv], /rɪˈtru sɪv/, adjective

Words nearby retrusion

retroussé, retroversion, Retrovir, retrovirus, retrude, retrusion, retry, retsina, retune, return, returnable