gonion
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go·ni·on
(gō'nē-ŏn') 
n.
The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.
n.
The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.
[French, from Greek gōniā, angle.]
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(gō'nē-ŏn')
n., pl. -ni·a (-nē-ə).
n., pl. -ni·a (-nē-ə).
The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.
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Pl. gonia [Gr.] the most inferior, posterior and lateral point on the angle of the mandible.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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gonion
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The most posteroinferior point of the angle of the mandible near the lower border of the ramus.
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