Definition of prognathous Prognathous
prog•na•thous
We found 4 definitions of prognathous from 4 different sources.
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What does prognathous mean?
WordNet
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| prognathous - having a projecting lower jaw | ||
| prognathic, hypognathous | ||
| opisthognathous having receding jaws | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prognathous (a.)
Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; -- opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prognathous
prog′nā-thus, adj. having jaws projecting far forward—also Prognath′ic.—n. Prog′nathism. [Gr. pro, forward, gnathos, a jaw.]
