orthognathic

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) +‎ Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος (gnắthos, “jaw”) +‎ -ic.

orthognathic (comparative more orthognathic, superlative most orthognathic)

1. straight-jawed

   Synonym: orthognathous

2. Of or pertaining to the correction of the jaws

   orthognathic surgery

   orthognathic procedure

• → Greek: ορθογναθικός (orthognathikós)

• “orthognathic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.