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gnathion

[ney-thee-on, nath-ee-]
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noun
  1. Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
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Origin of gnathion

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for gnathion

gnathion

noun
  1. the lowest point of the midline of the lower jaw: a reference point in craniometry
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Word Origin

C19: from New Latin, from Greek gnathos jaw
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gnathion in Medicine

gnathion

(năth′ē-ŏn′, nā′thē-)
n.
  1. The most inferior point of the mandible in the midline.
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