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Definition of Pogonion
1. Noun. The craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin.
Group relationships: Jawbone, Jowl, Lower Jaw, Lower Jawbone, Mandible, Mandibula, Mandibular Bone, Submaxilla
Medical Definition of Pogonion
1. In craniometry, the most anterior point on the mandible in the midline; the most anterior, prominent point on the chin. Synonym: mental point. Origin: G. Dim. Of pogon, beard (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pogonion
Literary usage of Pogonion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Manual of Anthropometry by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1920)
"It may be possible ultimately to remedy this inconvenience, even to the establishment
of a new landmark, between pogonion and ..."
2. A Laboratory Manual of Anthropometry by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1920)
"It may be possible ultimately to remedy this inconvenience, even to the establishment
of a new landmark, between pogonion and ..."
3. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"Excess in the growth of a beard ; the growth of a beard in a woman.
pogonion (po-g&'ni-on) ..."
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