Body Space or Junction
temporomandibular joint Audio
tem·po·ro·man·dib·u·lar joint
Subclass of:
Stomatognathic System; Joints
Definitions related to temporomandibular joint:
  • (jaw joint) The joint between the head of the lower mandible and the temporal bone.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Temporomandibular articulation: a bicondylar joint formed by the head of the mandible and the mandibular fossa, and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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