mandibular joint

2 definitions found

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

  mandibular joint \mandibular joint\ n. (anatomy)
     The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the
     temporal bone.
  
     Syn: temporomandibular joint, articulatio
          temporomandibularis.
          [WordNet 1.5] Mandibulate

mandibular joint - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mandibular joint
      n 1: the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the
           temporal bone [syn: mandibular joint, temporomandibular joint
           , articulatio temporomandibularis]