gonion /go·ni·on/ (go´ne-on) pl. go´nia [Gr.] the most inferior, posterior, and lateral point on the external angle of the mandible.go´nial
gonion
gonion (Go),
go·ni·on (g  n - n )n. pl. go·ni·a (-n - ) The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward. |
gonion
[gō′nē·on] pl. gonia
Etymology: Gk, gōnia, angle
an anthropometric landmark located at the most inferior, posterior, and lateral point on the external angle of the mandible, being the apex of the maximum curvature of the mandible, where the ascending ramus becomes the body of the mandible. See also mandible.
gonion (Go),
n the most posteroinferior point of the angle of the mandible near the inferior border of the ramus.
gonion
pl. gonia [Gr.] the most inferior, posterior and lateral point on the angle of the mandible.
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