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Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-duh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn də bəl

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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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