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Noun: mandibular fossa
  1. A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
    "The mandibular fossa forms part of the temporomandibular joint";
    - glenoid fossa

Type of: fossa, pit

Part of: os temporale, temporal bone

Encyclopedia: Mandibular fossa