Definitions for dilaceration

dilaceration di·lac·er·a·tion

Spelling: [dih-las-uh-rey-shuh n, dahy-]
IPA: /dɪˌlæs əˈreɪ ʃən, daɪ-/

Dilaceration is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 1886 anagrams from letters in dilaceration (aacdeiilnort).

Definitions for dilaceration

noun

  1. the act of dilacerating.
  2. the state of being dilacerated.
  3. Dentistry. displacement in the position of a developing tooth, resulting in angulation or distortion.

Origin of dilaceration

1375-1425; late Middle English Late Latin dīlacerātiōn- (stem of dīlacerātiō) a tearing to pieces, equivalent to dīlacerāt(us) (see dilacerate) + -iōn-