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Gnathic
Gnath′ic
,Adj.
[Gr.
γνάθοσ
the jaw.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the jaw.
Gnathic index
, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the middle of the front edge of the upper jaw; – called also
alveolar index
.Skulls with the
gnathic index
below 98 are orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and above 103 are prognathous. Flower.
Definition 2024
gnathic
gnathic
English
Adjective
gnathic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the jaw.
- 1990: Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
- ‘Want to get an idea of your gnathic index, and that mustache is in the way.’
- 1990: Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
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