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orthognathic

orthognathic adjective: straight-jawed.

Adjective

orthognathic (comparative more orthognathic, superlative most orthognathic)

  1. Straight-jawed.
    Synonyms:
    orthognathous
  2. Of or pertaining to the correction of the jaws.
    • orthognathic surgery
    • orthognathic procedure

Synonyms of orthognathic

Forms of orthognathic

comparativemore orthognathic
superlativemost orthognathic

Origin of orthognathic

From ortho- (“straight, correct”) + -gnathic (suffix forming adjectives relating to the jaw), after New Latin orthognathus.

Questions about orthognathic

What does orthognathic mean?
Orthognathic means straight-jawed.
What part of speech is orthognathic?
Orthognathic is an adjective.

Words near orthognathic in the dictionary

  1. orthogeosynclines
  2. orthogeriatric
  3. orthogeriatrics
  4. orthogeris
  5. orthoglycaemic
  6. orthognathic
  7. orthognathism
  8. orthognathous
  9. orthognathy
  10. orthogneiss
  11. orthogneisses

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