mandibular condyle
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mandibular condyle — noun the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull • Syn: ↑condylar process, ↑condyloid process • Hypernyms: ↑condyle • Part Holonyms: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mandibular fossa — Bone: Mandibular fossa Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Mandibular fossa labeled at left, third from the top.) … Wikipedia
Condyle (anatomy) — Bone: Condyle (anatomy) Upper surface of right tibia. Latin condylus A condyle (Latin: condylus, from Greek: kondy … Wikipedia
mandibular bone — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth • Syn: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑submaxilla, ↑lower jawbone, ↑jawbone, ↑jowl • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
condyle path — the course followed by the mandibular condyle in the temporomandibular joint during the various movements of the mandible … Medical dictionary
condyle — A rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone. SYN: condylus [TA]. balancing side c. in dentistry, the mandibular c. on the side away from which the mandible moves in a lateral … Medical dictionary
mandibular fossa — noun a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible • Syn: ↑glenoid fossa • Hypernyms: ↑pit, ↑fossa • Part Holonyms: ↑temporal bone, ↑os temporale … Useful english dictionary
ridge of mandibular neck — a blunt, smooth ridge passing obliquely downward and forward from the mandibular condyle on the medial surface of the mandibular neck and ramus, serving as their buttress … Medical dictionary
Occipital condyle — Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Condyle for artic. with atlas labeled at lower left.) Latin condylus occipitalis Gray s … Wikipedia
lateral condyle path — the path of the condyle in the glenoid fossa when a lateral mandibular movement is made … Medical dictionary
