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MANDIBULAR JOINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mandibular joint mean?
• MANDIBULAR JOINT (noun)
The noun MANDIBULAR JOINT has 1 sense:
1. the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
Familiarity information: MANDIBULAR JOINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
articulatio temporomandibularis; mandibular joint; temporomandibular joint
Hypernyms ("mandibular joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
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