orthognathous

orthognathous
orthognathism /awr thog"neuh thiz'euhm/, orthognathy, n.
/awr thog"neuh theuhs/, adj. Craniom.
straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
Also, orthognathic /awr'theuhg nath"ik, -thog-/.
[1850-55; ORTHO- + -GNATHOUS]

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