Etymology

agnathia

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Today it means: A birth defect in which the mandible is missing. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“without”
  2. English todayagnathia

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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