| NOUN | body | temporal bone, os temporale | a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear |
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| Meaning | A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear. | |
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| Synonym | os temporale | |
| Part of | cranium, braincase, brainpan | The part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| Parts | glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa | A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible |
| mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal | Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull | |
| styloid process | Extends from the base of the temporal bone | |
| tympanic bone | The bone enclosing the middle ear | |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | hueso temporal, os temporale, temporal | |
| Catalan | os temporal, temporal | |
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