Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: pogonion
  1. The craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
    "The pogonion is important in evaluating chin prominence"

Derived forms: pogonions

Type of: craniometric point

Part of: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla