See Also: Orthognathous(medicine)
orthognathous(dictionary)

orthognathous (iou)



orthognathous adjective. M19.
[from ORTHO- + Greek gnathos jaw + -OUS.]
Having straight jaws; having the jaws not projecting beyond a vertical line drawn from the forehead, and a facial angle of about 90 degrees. Cf. PROGNATHOUS.
orthognathic adjective = ORTHOGNATHOUS M19.
orthognathism noun orthognathous condition L19.