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MANDIBULAR JOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
Synonyms:
articulatio temporomandibularis; mandibular joint; temporomandibular joint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mandibular joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)