| mandibular protraction |
1. the protrusive movement of the mandible initiated by the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles acting simultaneously. Cf. mandibular retraction. 2. a facial anomaly in which the gnathion lies anterior to the orbital plane.
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| mandibular sling |
a structure suspending the mandible, formed by the medial pterygoid and masseter muscles and aiding in mandibulomaxillary articulation.
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| mandibulofacial dysostosis |
(noun) : a dysostosis of the face and lower jaw inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by bilateral malformations, deformities of the outer and middle ear, and a usu. smaller lower jaw --called also Treacher Collins syndrome
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| mandibular arch |
a hypothetical first gill arch which became the basis for the jaw. See Gill Arches.
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| mandibular fossa |
The trough in the squamosal bone for the reception of the mandibular condyle of the dentary.
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