Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathol. anat., absence of the lower jaw, due to arrested development.
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- noun pathology A
birth defect in which themandible is missing.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, "without") + γνάθος (gnathos, "jaw") + -ia.
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n. - state of being unable to swallow. adj. - having same male forefather; allied; Law, related on father's side; n. such relative. agnation, agnathous adj. - lacking jaws. agnathia, n. agnoiology
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