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retrognathism

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Main Entry: ret·ro·gnath·ism
Pronunciation: "re-trO-'nath-"iz-&m
Function: noun
: a condition characterized by recession of one orboth of the jaws retrognathism>
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retrognathism ret·ro·gnath·ism (rě't'rō-nāth'ĭz'əm)
n.
A condition of facial disharmony in which one or both jaws are posterior to their normal positions.

ret'ro·gnath'ic adj.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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