MANDIBULAR FOSSA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible

Synonyms:

glenoid fossa; mandibular fossa

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Nouns denoting body parts

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)