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crowd·ing (kroudng)
n.
A condition in which the teeth are crowded in the dental arch, assuming altered positions, as by overlapping and twisting.

crowding
[kroud′ing]
Etymology: ME, crowden
the condition in which the teeth are too close together and have abnormal positions such as overlapping, displacement in various directions, or torsion.

crowding,
n 1. in dentistry, when the dental arch length is less than the mesial distal width of the teeth intended to occupy it.
2. malocclusion characterized by inadequate arch circumference to accommodate the teeth in proper alignment.

crowding
panic state developed by chickens, adult birds, sheep in response to perceived attack; group piles up in a corner and many die of suffocation; in horses takes the form of squeezing an attendant against another horse or a stable wall, a common vice in horses which are permanently stabled.

crowding stress
constant low level stress due to insufficient accommodation space per animal.

crowding
Dentistry Too many teeth in too little space in a mouth Social medicine Too many people in too little space in a city. See Gangs.

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