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Prognathism

noun

The condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw.

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"Prognathism" Quotes from Famous Books

... room is given for the well-known conformation of the ethmoidal process in the brain. The cerebral convolutions are plainly marked upon the inner surface of the cranium. The facial cranium shows no deviations. There is no prognathism. The formation of the teeth alone is irregular; one pre-molar tooth is lacking above and below in the jaw, and, in fact, there is no place for it. The incisors and the pre-molar teeth are ...

— The Mind of the Child, Part II • W. Preyer

... you may look in vain for verification of ethnological assertions.... No: the heel does not protrude;—the foot is not flat, but finely arched;—the extremities are not large;—all the limbs taper, all the muscles are developed; and prognathism has become so rare that months of research may not yield a single striking case of it.... No: this is a special race, peculiar to the island as are the shapes of its peaks,—a mountain race; and mountain races are comely.... ...

— Two Years in the French West Indies • Lafcadio Hearn

Words linked to "Prognathism" : condition, prognathic, status