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orthognathism

orthognathism noun: the quality of being orthognathous.

Noun

orthognathism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being orthognathous.
    • A secondary condition is the form of the alveolar portion of the upper jaw, which, so far as it is vertical, tends toward orthognathism1877, Thomas Henry Huxley, A Manual of the anatomy of vertebrated animals

Origin of orthognathism

From ortho- + -gnathism, after orthognathic and orthognathous.

Questions about orthognathism

What does orthognathism mean?
Orthognathism means the quality of being orthognathous.
What part of speech is orthognathism?
Orthognathism is a noun.

Words near orthognathism in the dictionary

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

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