gnathic index
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In a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the…
In a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the middle of the front edge of the upper jaw.
- Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and above 103 are prognathous.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gnathic index. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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