pogonion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The furthest-forward part of the chin.

Word forms

pogonion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πωγώνιον (pōgṓnion, diminutive of πώγων), with parallel meaning in Greek πιγούνι (pigoúni, “chin”). By surface analysis, pogono- + -ion.

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