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Mandibular Fossa

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
glenoid fossa
plural
Mandibular Fossas
possessive
Mandibular Fossa's
pluralpossessive
Mandibular Fossas'