TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT


Meaning of TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT in English

noun

: the diarthrosis between the temporal bone and mandible that includes the condyloid process below separated by an articular disk from the glenoid fossa above and that allows for the opening, closing, protrusion, retraction, and lateral movement of the mandible — abbreviation TMJ

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