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GONION (gonia)
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Irregular inflected form: gonia
Dictionary entry overview: What does gonion mean?
• GONION (noun)
The noun GONION has 1 sense:
1. the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
Familiarity information: GONION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("gonion" is a kind of...):
craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
Holonyms ("gonion" is a part of...):
jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)
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