- op|is|thog|na|thous
- op|is|thog|na|thous «OP ihs THOG nuh thuhs», adjective.1. having receding jaws.2. (of a jaw) receding.╂[< Greek ópisthen behind + gnáthos jaw + -ous]
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or|thog|na|thous — «awr THOG nuh thuhs», adjective. Anthropology. straight jawed; not having the jaws projecting beyond the vertical line drawn from the forehead. ╂[< ortho + Greek gnáthos jaw] … Useful english dictionary
thous — acan·thous; ag·na·thous; an·thous; aph·thous; cla·dan·thous; ec·tog·na·thous; en·tog·na·thous; gna·thous; gym·nan·thous; hy·pog·na·thous; is·an·thous; me·nog·na·thous; me·sog·na·thous; me·tag·na·thous; myr·i·a·can·thous; no·ta·can·thous;… … English syllables
thog — an·thog·ra·phy; hes·thog·e·nous; li·thog·e·nous; li·thog·ra·pher; my·thog·ra·pher; my·thog·ra·phy; op·is·thog·ly·pha; op·is·thog·na·thism; op·is·thog·na·thous; or·ni·thog·a·lum; or·thog·na·thism; or·thog·na·thous; or·thog·o·nal·i·ty;… … English syllables
opisthognathous — op·is·thog·na·thous … English syllables
na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… … English syllables
orthognathism — or·thog·na·thism ȯr thäg nə .thiz əm or or·thog·na·thy nə thē n, pl thisms or thies the quality or state of not having the lower parts of the face projecting or·thog·na·thous nə thəs adj … Medical dictionary
is — is·ti·o·phor·i·dae; is·ti·oph·o·rus; is·tle; jan·is·sary; jar·gon·is·tic; jef·fer·is·ite; jour·nal·is·tic; kak·is·toc·ra·cy; kar·y·or·rhex·is; la·bor·is·tic; le·gal·is·tic; leg·is·late; leg·is·la·tion; leg·is·la·tive·ly; leg·is·la·tor;… … English syllables
orthognathous — or·thog·na·thous (or thogґnə thəs″) [ortho + gnath + ous] pertaining to or characterized by minimal protrusion of the mandible or minimal prognathism, with a gnathic index of 98 or less. Called also orthognathic … Medical dictionary
Orthognathous — Or*thog na*thous, a. [Ortho + Gr. gna qos the jaw.] (Anat.) Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; opposed to {prognathous}. See {Gnathic index}, under {Gnathic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperorthognathous — hy·per·or·thog·na·thous .hī pə .rȯr thäg nə thəs adj having a very flat facial profile with a facial angle of 93 degrees or above … Medical dictionary
