HyperDic: temporomandibular_joint

English > 1 sense of the expression temporomandibular joint:
NOUNbodytemporomandibular joint, mandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularisthe joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
English > temporomandibular joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone.
Synonymsmandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis
Broadersynovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosisA joint so articulated as to move freely
Spanisharticulación temporomandibular, articulatio temporomandibularis
Catalanarticulatio temporomandibularis

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