Meaning of MANDIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mandibul
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| | Definition: | | [n] the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth |
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| | Synonyms: | | jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandibula, submaxilla |
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| | See Also: | | articulator, bone, condylar process, condyloid process, coronoid process of the mandible, gnathion, gonion, jaw, lantern jaw, mandibular condyle, mandibular notch, os, pogonion, symphysion | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"di*ble\, n. [L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere
to chew. Cf. {Manger}.]
1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the
inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or
the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects,
crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for
biting or not. See Illust. of {Diptera}.
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| | Definition: | | The mandible is the the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal bone is called the temporomandibular joint. |
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