brachygnathism

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noun

An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)

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Meanings

nounbrachygnathism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)

    None of the lambs had malformation evocative of SBV infection (arthrogryposis-hydranencephaly syndrome, stiff neck, scoliosis, brachygnathism).

    2015 September 30, “Experimental Infection of Sheep at 45 and 60 Days of Gestation with Schmallenberg Virus Readily Led to Placental Colonization without Causing Congenital Malformations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From brachy- + -gnathism.

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