gnathion

gnathion
The most inferior point of the mandible in the midline. In cephalometrics, it is the midpoint between the most anterior and inferior point on the bony chin, measured at the intersection of the mandibular baseline and the nasion-pogonion line. [G. gnathos, jaw]

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gna·thi·on 'nā-thē-.än, 'na- n the midpoint of the lower border of the human mandible compare LINGUALE

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n.
the lowest point of the mid-line of the lower jaw (mandible).

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gnath·i·on (nathґe-on) a craniometric landmark indicating the lowest median point on the inferior border of the mandible; it is a derived point midway between the most anterior (pogonion) and inferior (menton), established by bisecting the angle between the nasion–pogonion and mandibular planes.


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  • gnathion — ● gnathion nom masculin Repère anthropométrique défini comme le point le plus déclive du bord inférieur de la mâchoire inférieure, sur la ligne médiane. gnathion [gnatjɔ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. 1962, Larousse; du grec gnathos « mâchoire ». ❖ ♦ Didact.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gnathion — /nay thee on , nath ee /, n. Craniom. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • Gnathion — Gna̲|thion [zu gr. γναϑος = Kinnbacke] s; s, ...ia: unterster, in der Mitte gelegener Punkt des Unterkiefers (als anthropologischer Meßpunkt) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • gnathion — n. point on the lower jaw (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gnathion — gnathi·on …   English syllables

  • gnathion — n. the lowest point of the midline of the lower jaw (mandible) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • gnathion — /ˈneɪθiɒn/ (say naytheeon), /ˈnæθ / (say nath ) noun the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the mid sagittal plane. {New Latin, diminutive of Greek gnathos jaw} –gnathic, adjective …  

  • gnathion — noun the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point • Part Holonyms: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑mandibular bone, ↑submaxilla, ↑lower j …   Useful english dictionary

  • Гнатион (Gnathion) — самая нижняя точка на нижней челюсти по медиальной линии. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • гнатион — (gnathion; греч. gnathos челюсть) см. Подбородочная точка …   Большой медицинский словарь

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