crowding

crowd·ing (kroudng)

n.

A condition in which the teeth are crowded in the dental arch, assuming altered positions, as by overlapping and twisting.

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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.

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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.

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crowding stress

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