MANDIBULAR CONDYLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mandibular condyle mean? 

• MANDIBULAR CONDYLE (noun)
  The noun MANDIBULAR CONDYLE has 1 sense:

1. the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull

  Familiarity information: MANDIBULAR CONDYLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANDIBULAR CONDYLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

condylar process; condyloid process; mandibular condyle

Hypernyms ("mandibular condyle" is a kind of...):

condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)

Holonyms ("mandibular condyle" is a part of...):

jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)