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Definitions of mandible
  1. noun
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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  • dobson large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
  • skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
  • ramus the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
  • temporalis muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
  • condyloid process the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
  • temporalis muscle muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
  • mandibular fossa a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
  • four-tailed bandage a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head
  • osteoma a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
  • symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
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