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Gnat Gnath Gnathia Gnaw

Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)

Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients



~ GNAT           id+ | TO NAG as in TO GNAW |
~ GNATH~         gr GNATHOS  = JAW also note
                 see> MENTUN   CHIN
~ ~GNATHIA       suffix for JAW or MANDIBLE or
                 lat MENTUM or
                 sp  MENTON for CHIN
                 med> MENTON denotes the
                      MANDIBULAR SYMPHYSIS or
                 MIDPOINT or JUNCTION OF THE
                 LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER JAW
~ GNATHOSCHISIS  id+ | CLEFT JAW |
~ GNAW           id+ | TO CHEW  NIBBLE  CORRODE |
                 id+ | IRRITATE |
  med> MICROGNATHIA for SMALL CHIN or LOWER MANDIBLE
       PROGNATHIA       PROTRUDING CHIN or JAW
  hx>  HABSPURG JAW or PROGNATHIA WAS A REMARKABLE
       MARKER OF AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT GENE
  continued see> GNOME
  sug> MENTON

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