ortodoncia
Spanish
Etymology
From orto- + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾtoˈdonθja/ [oɾ.t̪oˈð̞õn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /oɾtoˈdonsja/ [oɾ.t̪oˈð̞õn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -onθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -onsja (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: or‧to‧don‧cia
Noun
ortodoncia f (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ortodoncia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025