prosthion

prosthion
The most anterior point on the maxillary alveolar process in the midline. SYN: alveolar point, prostheon. [G. ntr. of prosthios, foremost]

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pros·thi·on 'präs-thē-.än n a point on the alveolar arch midway between the median upper incisor teeth called also alveolar point

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pros·thi·on (PR) (prosґthe-on) [Gr. prosthios foremost] a craniometric landmark located at the point of the maxillary alveolar process that projects most anteriorly in the midline of the maxilla; used for measuring upper facial height and in determining the gnathic index.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Prosthion — Prosthion, s. Schädel …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • prosthion — [pʀɔstjɔ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. Av. 1962; substantivation de l adj. grec prosthios, a, on « placé par devant ». ❖ ♦ Anat., anthrop. Dans un crâne, point du maxillaire supérieur qui se trouve au sommet de la pointe osseuse située entre les incisives… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • prosthion — prosthionic, adj. /pros thee on /, n. Craniom. the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane. [1920 25; < Gk prósthion, neut. of prósthios frontal, akin to prósthen forward] * * * …   Universalium

  • prosthion — n. foremost point on the upper jaw (Craniology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • prosthion — pros·thi·on …   English syllables

  • prosthion — /ˈprɒsθiɒn/ (say prostheeon) noun the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw (maxilla), in the mid sagittal plane. {Greek prostheōn running forward} …  

  • prosthion — noun craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla • Syn: ↑prostheon, ↑alveolar point • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point …   Useful english dictionary

  • basion-prosthion line — n a line from the basion to the prosthion …   Medical dictionary

  • basion-prosthion line — noun : a line from the basion to the prosthion …   Useful english dictionary

  • простион — (prosthion; греч. prosthios передний) антропометрическая точка: самая передняя точка альвеолярного края верхней челюсти по срединной линии при ориентации черепа в глазнично ушной горизонтали …   Большой медицинский словарь

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