orthognathous
adjective
straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
orthognathism
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a word derived from
orthognathous.
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In race description the prominence of the edges of the jaws is called prognathism, and its absence orthognathism.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various
