orthognathous

[ awr-thog-nuh-thuh s ]
/ ɔrˈθɒg nə θəs /

adjective Craniometry.

straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
Also or·thog·nath·ic [awr-thuh g-nath-ik, -thog-] /ˌɔr θəgˈnæθ ɪk, -θɒg-/.

Origin of orthognathous

First recorded in 1850–55; ortho- + -gnathous

OTHER WORDS FROM orthognathous

or·thog·na·thism [awr-thog-nuh-thiz-uh m] /ɔrˈθɒg nəˌθɪz əm/, or·thog·na·thy, noun hy·per·or·thog·na·thous, adjective

Words nearby orthognathous

orthogenetic, orthogenic, orthognathia, orthognathic, orthognathic surgery, orthognathous, orthogonal, orthogonal matrix, orthogonal projection, orthogonal trajectory, orthogonalize

British Dictionary definitions for orthognathic

orthognathous
/ (ɔːˈθɒɡnəθəs) /

adjective

anatomy having normally aligned jaws

Derived forms of orthognathous

orthognathism or orthognathy, noun

Medical definitions for orthognathic

orthognathic
[ ôr′thō-năth′ĭk, ôr′thəg- ]

adj.

Relating to orthognathia.
Having a jaw that does not project forward.