Meanings
adjectiveorthognathic (comparative more orthognathic, superlative most orthognathic)
comparative more orthognathic · superlative most orthognathic
- Straight-jawed.
Synonyms: orthognathous
- Of or pertaining to the correction of the jaws.
orthognathic surgery
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orthognathic procedure
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveStraight-jawed.
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Origin
- New Latinorthognathus
- Englishorthognathic
From ortho- (“straight, correct”) + -gnathic (suffix forming adjectives relating to the jaw), after New Latin orthognathus.
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Greek ορθογναθικός
- ορθογναθικός (orthognathikós)straight-jawed
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