- orthognathic, orthognathous
- 1. Relating to orthognathia. 2. Having a face without projecting jaw, one with a gnathic index below 98. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
orthognathic, orthognathous
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orthognathous — [ôr΄thägnath′ikôr thäg′nə thəs] adj. [ ORTHO + GNATHOUS] having the jaws in line, with the lower jaw neither projecting nor receding: also orthognathic [ôr΄thägnath′ik] orthognathism n … English World dictionary
Orthognathic — Or thog*nath ic, a. Orthognathous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orthognathic — or·thog·nath·ic .ȯr thəg nath ik, .thäg adj correcting deformities of the jaw and the associated malocclusion <orthognathic surgery> * * * or·thog·na·thic (or″thog nathґik) 1. pertaining to orthognathia. 2. orthognathous … Medical dictionary
orthognathous — orthognathism /awr thog neuh thiz euhm/, orthognathy, n. /awr thog neuh theuhs/, adj. Craniom. straight jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98. Also, orthognathic /awr theuhg nath ik, thog /.… … Universalium
orthognathous — or·thog·na·thous (or thogґnə thəs″) [ortho + gnath + ous] pertaining to or characterized by minimal protrusion of the mandible or minimal prognathism, with a gnathic index of 98 or less. Called also orthognathic … Medical dictionary
orthognathous — /ɔˈθɒgnəθəs/ (say aw thognuhthuhs) adjective straight jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98. Also, orthognathic /ɔθɒgˈnæθɪk/ (say awthog nathik). {ortho + gnathous} …
orthognathic — adjective see orthognathous … Useful english dictionary
