orthognathic

orthognathic
or·thog·nath·ic .ȯr-thəg-'nath-ik, -.thäg- adj correcting deformities of the jaw and the associated malocclusion <\orthognathic surgery>

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or·thog·na·thic (or″thog-nathґik) 1. pertaining to orthognathia. 2. orthognathous.

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