orthognathia


orthognathia

 [or″thog-nath´e-ah] the science dealing with the cause and treatment of malposition of the bones of the jaw. adj., adj orthogna´thic.

or·tho·gnath·i·a

(ōr'thōg-năth'ē-ă), In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.The study of the causes and treatment of conditions related to malposition of the bones of the jaws. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw]

or·thog·nath·i·a

, orthognathism (ōrthog-nathē-ă, -nă-thizm) The study of the causes and treatment of conditions related to malposition of the bones of the jaws. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw]

or·thog·nath·i·a

, orthognathism (ōrthog-nathē-ă, ōr-thognă-thizm) Study of causes and treatment of conditions related to malposition of jaw bones. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw]