Noun: temporomandibular joint
- The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
"She experienced pain in her temporomandibular joint when chewing";
- mandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis
Derived forms: temporomandibular joints
Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint
Encyclopedia: Temporomandibular joint