Definition of mandibula Mandibula

We found 4 definitions of mandibula from 4 different sources.

What does mandibula mean?

Noun
mandibula - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
		lower jaw, mandible, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl
		jaw holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
		articulator a movable speech organ
		gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
		gonion the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
		mandibular notch small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
		pogonion the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
		symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
		condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
		coronoid process of the mandible the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle