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overbite

noun/ˈəʊvəbaɪt/

B1CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

The vertical overlap of the lower incisors by the upper incisors when the teeth are in occlusion.

A deep overbite caused the lower incisors to impinge on the palatal gingiva.

Topic: Dentistry in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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