gnathic index

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the middle of the front edge of the upper jaw.

Word forms

gnathic index

Synonyms

alveolar index
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