Mandibular Fossa
nounid
90854·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- glenoid fossa
- plural
- Mandibular Fossas
- possessive
- Mandibular Fossa's
- pluralpossessive
- Mandibular Fossas'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandibleDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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