Definition of alveolar index. Meaning of alveolar index. Synonyms of alveolar index

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Definition of alveolar index

alveolar index
Gnathic Gnath"ic, a. [Gr. ? the jaw.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the jaw. Gnathic index, 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; -- called also alveolar index. Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and above 103 are prognathous. --Flower.

Meaning of alveolar index from wikipedia

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