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hypodivergent

hypodivergent adjective: less than normally divergent.

Adjective

hypodivergent (not comparable)

  1. Less than normally divergent.
    • The hyperdivergent facial morphology may play a role in the development of TMJOA. The stability of the TMJ disc depends on the integrity of the joint ligaments and the forces applied over the TMJ. Hyperdivergent facial morphology is prone to disc displacement because of the poor reciprocal fitting...2015 October 17, “Cephalometric Analysis of the Facial Skeletal Morphology of Female Patients Exhibiting Skeletal Class II Deformity with and without Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthrosis”, in PLOS...

Origin of hypodivergent

From hypo- + divergent.

Questions about hypodivergent

What does hypodivergent mean?
Hypodivergent means less than normally divergent.
What part of speech is hypodivergent?
Hypodivergent is an adjective.

Words near hypodivergent in the dictionary

  1. hypodiploidy
  2. hypodipsia
  3. hypodispersion
  4. hypodivergence
  5. hypodivergences
  6. hypodivergent
  7. hypodontia
  8. hypodopaminergia
  9. hypodopaminergic
  10. hypodopaminergism
  11. hypodorian

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