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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : man-duh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn də bəl |
Definition of mandible
Origin :- late 14c., "jaw, jawbone," from Middle French mandible and directly from Late Latin mandibula "jaw," from Latin mandere "to chew," from PIE root *mendh- "to chew" (cf. Greek mastax "the mouth, that with which one chews; morsel, that which is chewed," masasthai "to chew," mastikhan "to gnash the teeth"). Of insect mouth parts from 1826.
- As in jaw : noun bones of chin
- As in beak : noun nose of animal
- As in bill : noun beak of animal
- As in jowl : noun jaw
- As in chin : noun area under mouth
- Mala mandibularis: the grinding surface or area of a mandible.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Adductor mandibulae: the muscle that draws in or closes the mandible.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- In their massiveness they are unsurpassed save by the mandible from Mauer.
- Extract from : « Prehistoric Man » by W. L. H. Duckworth
- But the mandible is wanting, and the molar teeth of the upper set are absent.
- Extract from : « Prehistoric Man » by W. L. H. Duckworth
- The premaxill and the end of the mandible are greatly expanded.
- Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
- In such crania the mandible is wanting, and the teeth are wanting.
- Extract from : « Pedagogical Anthropology » by Maria Montessori
- The mandible has a distinct splenial, and the articular is ossified.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The rami of the mandible are united only by an extremely elastic ligament.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The rami of the mandible are not ankylosed together in front.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The mandible is massive, and has a very high ascending portion.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
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