orthognathism
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Orthognathism — Or*thog na*thism, n. (Anat.) The quality or state of being orthognathous. Huxley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orthognathism — or·thog·na·thism … English syllables
orthognathism — n. state of having straight jaws. ♦ orthognathous, a. ♦ orthognathy, a … Dictionary of difficult words
orthognathism — … Useful english 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
Human Race — Human Race † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Human Race Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great that they regard the varieties of the human race as distinct species; others maintain the… … Catholic encyclopedia
or|thog|na|thy — «awr THOG nuh thee», noun. = orthognathism. (Cf. ↑orthognathism) … Useful english dictionary
Africoid peoples — are human populations of varying phenotypes who are considered black regardless of recent African ancestry..Rashidi, Runoko. The Global African Community. The African Perspective in India. 1998. September 2, 2007. [http://saxakali.com/Saxakali… … Wikipedia
ορθογναθισμός — ο η ορθογναθία. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. orthognathism < ορθόγναθος + ισμός*] … Dictionary of Greek
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
