Home › Words › O › orthodontiaorthodontiaorthodontia means synonym of orthodontics.EtymologyFrom orth- + -odontia.nounSynonym of orthodontics.e.g.“The ice cream parlors served generous scoops, hand-dipped by college-bound teenagers who spoke through colorful orthodontia.” — 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 226:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.orthodontology 79% match — Orthodontics. vs orthodontia →orthodonture 71% match — Orthodontics. vs orthodontia →orthodontic 69% match — Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics. vs orthodontia →orthodontics 69% match — A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth. vs orthodontia →hypsodontism 65% match — Synonym of hypsodonty. vs orthodontia →odontotechny 65% match — The technical devices and items that are used in the practice of dentistry and orthodontia. vs orthodontia →orthoepical 65% match — Synonym of orthoepic. vs orthodontia →odontiasis 62% match — The growing of the teeth; teething: dentition. vs orthodontia →