- prognathous
- adjective Date: 1836 being or having the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper part of the face
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Prognathous — Prog na*thous, a. [Gr. ? before + ? the jaw] (Anat.) Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; opposed to orthognathous. See {Gnathic index}, under {Gnathic}. [1913 Webster] Their countenances had the true prognathous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prognathous — 1836, from PRO (Cf. pro ) + Gk. gnathos jaw (see GNATHIC (Cf. gnathic)) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
prognathous — [präg′nath′ik, prägnath′ikpräg′nə thəs, präg nā′thəs] adj. [ PRO 1 + GNATHOUS] having the jaws projecting beyond the upper face: also prognathic [präg′nath′ik, prägnath′ik] prognathism n … English World dictionary
prognathous — adjective Having jaws that project forward more than is usual A huge brute with thick lips and prognathous jaw stood at her shoulder. He was talking loudly and gesticulating wildly … Wiktionary
prognathous — 1) having jaws that project forward markedly 2) having a projecting lower jaw. See also hypognathous … Dictionary of ichthyology
prognathous — adj. [Gr. pro, before; gnathos, jaw] Having mouth parts directed forward; see hypognathous, opisthognathous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prognathous — prognathism /prog neuh thiz euhm/, prognathy, n. /prog neuh theuhs, prog nay /, adj. Craniom. having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103. Also, prognathic /prog nath ik/. [1830 40; PRO 2 + GNATHOUS] * * * … Universalium
prognathous — SYN: prognathic. * * * prog·na·thous präg nə thəs adj having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face … Medical dictionary
prognathous — prog|na|thous [prɔgˈneıθəs US pra:g ] adj technical [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: pro + Greek gnathos jaw ] having a jaw that sticks out more than the rest of the face … Dictionary of contemporary English
prognathous — prÉ‘gnəθəs / prÉ’g adj. having protruding jaws, having jaws that stick out … English contemporary dictionary
