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    MANDIBULAR FOSSA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandibleplay

    Synonyms:

    glenoid fossa; mandibular fossa

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("mandibular fossa" is a kind of...):

    fossa; pit (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))

    Holonyms ("mandibular fossa" is a part of...):

    os temporale; temporal bone (a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear)

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