orthognathism
(ɔːˈθɒgnəθɪz(ə)m)
[f. as next + -ism.]
The condition of being orthognathous.
| 1871 Dawkins Cave Hunt. vi. 201 They are remarkable for..the delicacy of their features, and the orthognathism of their faces. 1896 A. H. Keane Ethnol. 181 Prognathism is naturally regarded as characteristic of the lower, orthognathism of the higher races. |