gnathic, a.
(ˈnæθɪk, ˈneɪθɪk)
[f. Gr. γνάθ-ος jaw + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to the jaws; spec., pertaining to the alveolus of the jaws, alveolar.
| 1882 Quain's Elem. Anat. (ed. 9) I. 83 Skulls with a gnathic index below 98 are orthognathous. 1892 R. L. Garner Sp. Monkeys xiii. 134 The vocal powers were correctly measured by the gnathic index. |