- Orthognathism
- Orthognathism Or*thog"na*thism, n. (Anat.) The quality or state of being orthognathous. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]
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Orthognathism
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orthognathism — or·thog·na·thism ȯr thäg nə .thiz əm or or·thog·na·thy nə thē n, pl thisms or thies the quality or state of not having the lower parts of the face projecting or·thog·na·thous nə thəs adj … Medical dictionary
orthognathism — or·thog·na·thism … English syllables
orthognathism — n. state of having straight jaws. ♦ orthognathous, a. ♦ orthognathy, a … Dictionary of difficult words
orthognathism — … Useful english dictionary
orthognathous — orthognathism /awr thog neuh thiz euhm/, orthognathy, n. /awr thog neuh theuhs/, adj. Craniom. straight jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98. Also, orthognathic /awr theuhg nath ik, thog /.… … Universalium
Human Race — Human Race † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Human Race Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great that they regard the varieties of the human race as distinct species; others maintain the… … Catholic encyclopedia
or|thog|na|thy — «awr THOG nuh thee», noun. = orthognathism. (Cf. ↑orthognathism) … Useful english dictionary
Africoid peoples — are human populations of varying phenotypes who are considered black regardless of recent African ancestry..Rashidi, Runoko. The Global African Community. The African Perspective in India. 1998. September 2, 2007. [http://saxakali.com/Saxakali… … Wikipedia
ορθογναθισμός — ο η ορθογναθία. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. orthognathism < ορθόγναθος + ισμός*] … Dictionary of Greek
orthognathous — [ôr΄thägnath′ikôr thäg′nə thəs] adj. [ ORTHO + GNATHOUS] having the jaws in line, with the lower jaw neither projecting nor receding: also orthognathic [ôr΄thägnath′ik] orthognathism n … English World dictionary
