temporomandibular joint

English

Noun

temporomandibular joint (plural temporomandibular joints)

1. (anatomy) The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).

Synonyms

• TMJ

Translations

the joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)

• German: Kiefergelenk n
• Hungarian: állkapocsízület
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• Japanese: 顎関節 (がくかんせつ, gakukansetsu)