orthognathous

American  

[awr-thog-nuh-thuhs] / ɔrˈθɒg nə θəs /

Also orthognathic

adjective

Craniometry.

1. straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.

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orthognathous British  

/ ɔːˈθɒɡnəθəs /

adjective

1. anatomy having normally aligned jaws

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Other Word Forms

• hyperorthognathous adjective
• orthognathism noun
• orthognathy noun

Etymology

Origin of orthognathous

First recorded in 1850–55; ortho- + -gnathous

Example Sentences

Orthognathous, or-thog′nā-thus, adj. straight-jawed—also Orthognath′ic.—n.

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There is little or no brow prominence and one at least of the skulls is as orthognathous in facial angle as that of a European.

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The gnathic index is 93, or orthognathous.

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The diagrams in Figure 29 are reduced from very carefully made diagrams of sections of four skulls, two round and orthognathous, two long and prognathous, taken longitudinally and vertically, through the middle.

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The diagrams in Figure 30 are reduced from very carefully made diagrams of sections of four skulls, two round and orthognathous, two long and prognathous, taken longitudinally and vertically, through the middle.

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