symphysion

1. 1.

   the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible

   Broadercraniometric point

   Part oflower jaw

Other forms of symphysion

plural

symphysions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about symphysion

What does symphysion mean?

symphysion means "the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible".

How many syllables are in symphysion?

symphysion has 4 syllables: sym-phy-si-on. The stress falls on "si".

Is symphysion a common word?

symphysion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.