mandibular arch

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mandibular arch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mandibular \Man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. mandibulaire.]
     Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n. The
     principal mandibular bone; the mandible.
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     Mandibular arch (Anat.), the most anterior visceral arch,
        -- that in which the mandible is developed.
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