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MANDIBULAR CONDYLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
Synonyms:
condylar process; condyloid process; mandibular condyle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mandibular condyle" is a kind of...):
condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
Holonyms ("mandibular condyle" is a part of...):
jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)