SYMPHYSION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("symphysion" is a kind of...):

craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)

Holonyms ("symphysion" is a part of...):

jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)

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