| mandibular process | The first postoral arch in the branchial arch series. Synonym: mandibular process. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mandibular prosthesis | A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandibular prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of an appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandibular reflex | A spasmodic contraction of the temporal muscles following a downward tap on the loosely hanging mandible. Synonym: chin jerk, chin reflex, jaw jerk, mandibular reflex, masseter reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibular tongue | A pointed tongue of bone overlapping the mandibular foramen, giving attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament. Synonym: lingula mandibulae, mandibular tongue, Spix's spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibular torus | Torus mandibularis, an exostosis protruding from the lingual aspect of the mandible, usually opposite the premolar teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibulate | <zoology> An insect having mandibles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandibulated | <zoology> Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandibulectomy | Resection of the lower jaw. Origin: mandibula + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibuliform | <zoology> Having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandibulo-oculofacial | Relating to the mandible and the orbital part of the face. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibulo-oculofacial syndrome | A syndrome of bony anomalies of the calvaria, face, and jaw, with brachygnathia, narrow curved nose, and multiple ocular defects including microphthalmia, microcornea, and cataract, often with alopecia overlying skull sutures, or alopecia areata and hypoplasia, or absence of eyebrows. The pattern of inheritance is undecided. Synonym: congenital sutural alopecia, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome, mandibulo-oculofacial syndrome, oculomandibulodyscephaly, oculomandibulofacial syndrome, progeria with cataract, progeria with microphthalmia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibuloacral dysostosis | An autosomal recessive disorder characterised by dental crowding, acro-osteolysis, stiff joints, and atrophy of the skin of the hands and feet; clavicles are hypoplastic, cranial sutures are wide, and multiple wormian bones are present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibulofacial | Relating to the mandible and the face. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibulofacial dysostosis | A hereditary disorder occurring in two forms: the complete form (franceschetti's syndrome) is characterised by antimongoloid slant of the palpebral fissures, coloboma of the lower lid, micrognathia and hypoplasia of the zygomatic arches, and microtia. It is transmitted as an autosomal trait. The incomplete form (treacher collins syndrome) is characterised by the same anomalies in less pronounced degree. It occurs sporadically, but an autosomal dominant mode of transmission is suspected. (12 Dec 1998) |