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agnathia

/æɡˈneɪ.θi.ə/

agnathia noun: a birth defect in which the mandible is missing.

Noun

agnathia (uncountable)

  1. A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
    • When there is agnathia, instead of the inferior maxillary bone we find nothing but a kind of tubercle formed of skin, cellular tissue, fat, and some few muscular fibres.1831, William West, translation of Gabriel Andral, A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy, Hodges and Smith, volume 2, page 283
    • The lower jaw may be absent (agnathia).1907, Francis Delafield and T. Mitchell Prudden, A Text-Book of Pathology, eighth edition, William Wood, page 304

agnathia meaning in Tamil and Kannada

agnathia in Tamil

கீழ்த்தாடை யின்மை

agnathia in Kannada

ಕೆಳ್ದವಡೆಯಿಲಿ, ದವಡೆಯಿಲಿ

Origin of agnathia

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ia.

Questions about agnathia

What does agnathia mean?
Agnathia means a birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
What is agnathia in Tamil?
Agnathia in Tamil is கீழ்த்தாடை யின்மை. See Agnathia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agnathia?
Agnathia is a noun.
How do you pronounce agnathia?
Agnathia is pronounced /æɡˈneɪ.θi.ə/.

Words near agnathia in the dictionary

  1. agnath
  2. agnatha
  3. agnathan
  4. agnathans
  5. agnathas
  6. agnathia
  7. agnathic
  8. agnathid
  9. agnathism
  10. agnathostome
  11. agnathostomes

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