English > jawbone: 2 senses > noun 1, bodyMeaning | The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth. |
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Synonyms | lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jowl |
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Parts | condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle | The condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
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coronoid process of the mandible | The coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
gnathion | The most inferior point of the mandible in the midline |
gonion | The craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw |
mandibular notch | small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone |
pogonion | The craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point / point on the anterior surface of the chin |
symphysion | The most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible |
Narrower | lantern jaw | A long thin lower jaw |
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Broader | articulator | A movable speech organ |
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jaw | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
Spanish | mandíbula inferior, mandíbula, quijada, submaxilla |
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Catalan | barra, maixella, mandíbula inferior, mandíbula, maxil·lar inferior, submaxilla |
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