temporomandibular joint

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   the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone

   Synonymsmandibular jointarticulatio temporomandibularis

   Broadersynovial joint

Questions about temporomandibular joint

What does temporomandibular joint mean?

temporomandibular joint means "the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone".

What is another word for temporomandibular joint?

Close synonyms include mandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.