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Orthognathic
orthognathic
orthognathic[‚ȯr·thəg′nath·ik] (anthropology) Pertaining to a condition of the upper jaw in which it is in an approximately vertical relationship to the profile of the facial skeleton, when the skull is oriented on the Frankfort horizontal plane; having a gnathic index of 97.9 or less. orthognathic
or·tho·gnath·ic , orthognathous (ōr-thōg-nath'ik, ōr-thog'nă-thŭs), In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.1. Relating to orthognathia. 2. Having a face without projecting jaw, one with a gnathic index less than 98. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw] or·thog·nath·ic , orthognathous (ōrthog-nathik, ōr-thognă-thŭs) 1. Relating to orthognathia. 2. Having a face without projecting jaw, that is one with a gnathic index less than 98.
See also: prognathic3. Having a normal relationship of the jaws. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw]or·thog·nath·ic , orthognathous (ōrthog-nathik, ōr-thognă-thŭs) 1. Relating to orthognathia. 2. Having a face without projecting jaw. [ortho- + G. gnathos, jaw] |