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mandibular joint

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mandibular joint

noun
the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone 
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mandibular joint n.
The joint between the head of the mandible and the mandibular fossa and articular tubercle of the temporal bone. Also called temporomandibular joint.

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