malalignment /mal·align·ment/ (mal″ah-līn´mint) displacement, especially of teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.
malalignment
mal·a·lign·ment (m l  -l n mnt)n. Displacement of a tooth or teeth from a normal position in the dental arch. |
malalignment
[mal′əlīn′mənt]
Etymology: L, malus + ad, to, linea, line
a failure of parts of the body to align normally, such as the teeth in the dental arch.
malalignment
displacement, especially of the teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.
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