mandible
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- noun
- /ˈmændɪbəl/
- Specialized
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mandíbula
- Multiple odontogenic keratocysts of both the maxilla and mandible appear after the seventh year of life.
- mandible fractures
- ramus of the mandible
- angle of the mandible
Their balls shrunk, their mandible got enormous.
- Their balls shrunk, their mandible got enormous.
Examples
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Three-dimensional CT revealed that the large mass involved the entire left mandible and obliterated the temporomandibular joint.
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The dentist examined the patient's mandible to check for any signs of fractures.
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Then we worked on the mandible to square up the bone.
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Dr. Greame's study of the fossilized mandible is, of course, a classic.
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More than a dozen dogs had their mandibles broken to observe the various methods of healing.
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The male to female ratio of patients with mandible fractures during road traffic accidents was 11:1.
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Our patient originally had a brown tumor in the mandible and later in the right nasal fossa.
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Another view demonstrates lytic areas within the right and left mandible, a finding that is consistent with osteomyelitis.
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Brown tumors arise more frequently in the mandible than in the maxilla.
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A 74-year-old woman complained of a slowly growing, painless mass in the right mandible of 5 months' duration.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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1.0
One of the two bones that form the mouth and hold the teeth, especially the lower one that moves
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A bone that forms the jaw and lets the mouth open
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The bottom bone in the face that moves up and down to open the mouth
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The bone at the bottom of the mouth that moves to open and close it
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A bone in animals that forms the lower jaw and lets the mouth open and close
The lower jawbone in animals attached by a hinge to open and close the mouth
The lower jaw bone that holds the lower teeth and opens the mouth
The main bone that makes the lower jaw in most mammals
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin triangular part at the front top of the lower jaw where a chewing muscle attaches
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mandible comes from the Latin mandibula, from the root mandere meaning 'to chew'. So a mandible is the 'chewing' bone of the lower jaw that helps the mouth bite and chew.