brachygnathia

brachygnathia

 [brak″ig-na´the-ah] abnormal shortness of the mandible.

bra·chyg·na·thi·a

(brak'ig-nā'thē-ă), In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.Abnormal shortness or recession of the mandible.
See also: micrognathia. Synonym(s): bird face [brachy- + G. gnathos, jaw]

brachygnathia

Abnormal shortening of the mandible.

brach·yg·na·thi·a

(brak'ig-nā'thē-ă) Abnormal shortness or recession of the mandible.
See also: micrognathia[brachy- + G. gnathos, jaw]

brach·yg·na·thi·a

(brak'ig-nā'thē-ă) In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.Abnormal shortness or recession of the mandible.
See also: micrognathia
Synonym(s): bird face. [brachy- + G. gnathos, jaw]