mentum

Lower facial point

The mentum is the chin—specifically, the forward-projecting point of the lower jaw.

The term is primarily anatomical, appearing in medical contexts: The mentum was bruised from the fall.

In entomology, mentum refers to the central plate on the underside of an insect's head.

chin

jawline

Lower facial boundary

cleft · dimple · goatee · beard · stubble · whiskers · vandyke · jowl · shave · grooming

entomology

labium

Lip-like anatomical structure

maxilla · antenna · thorax · abdomen · larva · pupa · chitin · exoskeleton · arthropod · metamorphosis

Opposites
facial anatomical position

mentumforehead

Face above eyebrows

vertex · frontal bone · cranium · occiput · crown

mandibular vs cranial

mentumvertex

Point where edges converge

calvaria · skull cap

Phrases
Family

mention, mental, mentality

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