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Mandibular Fossa

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

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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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