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- noun anatomy The
joint on either side of the human head where thejaw (mandible) meets theskull (at the temporal bone).
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- noun the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
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laurea commented on the word temporomandibular joint
This is the TMJ; what is commonly referred to as TMJ is actually a disorder of this joint, where the temporal bone and mandible join.
August 10, 2007