noun
- The angle or corner of the lower jaw; the point where the body and ramus of the mandible meet.
Usage: anatomy; technical
Examples
- The gonion is a key anatomical landmark used in dental and orthodontic measurements.
- Anthropologists measure the gonion to study variations in jaw structure across populations.
- The surgeon identified the gonion before making the incision along the jawline.
- In cephalometric analysis, the gonion angle is compared between different individuals.