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temporomandibular joint
temporomandibular joint n the diarthrosis between the temporal bone and mandible that includes the condyloid process below separated by an articular disk from the glenoid fossa above and that allows for the opening, closing, protrusion, retraction, and lateral movement of the mandible abbr. TMJ

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the articulation between the mandible and the temporal bone: a hinge joint (see ginglymus).

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articulatio temporomandibularis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.