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bottle jaw

noun

Etymology

From bottle + jaw.

  1. derived from *ga(v)ota✻ — “cheek”
  2. derived from joe — “cheek; jaw”
  3. derived from jowe
  4. inherited from jowe — “jaw; sides of the lower face”
  5. compounded as bottle jaw — “bottle + jaw”

Definitions

  1. sub-mandibular edema resulting from anemia usually caused by intestinal parasites.

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