Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A distal division of Meckel's cartilage around which the lower jaw ossifies, as distinguished from a proximal division which is converted into a part of the suspensorium of the jaw or an ossicle of the ear.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or relating to the
chin and lowerjaw . - noun anatomy The
bone orcartilage forming theanterior extremity of the lower jaw in some animals.
Etymologies
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From mental (relating to the chin) and Meckelian.
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