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MANDIBULAR FOSSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mandibular fossa mean?
• MANDIBULAR FOSSA (noun)
The noun MANDIBULAR FOSSA has 1 sense:
1. a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
Familiarity information: MANDIBULAR FOSSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
glenoid fossa; mandibular fossa
Hypernyms ("mandibular fossa" is a kind of...):
fossa; pit (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))
Holonyms ("mandibular fossa" is a part of...):
os temporale; temporal bone (a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear)
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