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temporomandibular joints

temporomandibular joints is the plural of temporomandibular joint.

Meaning of temporomandibular joint

Noun

temporomandibular joint (plural temporomandibular joints, abbreviation TMJ)

  1. The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).
    Synonyms:
    TMJ, TM joint

Questions about temporomandibular joints

What is temporomandibular joints the plural of?
Temporomandibular joints is the plural of temporomandibular joint.

Words near temporomandibular joints in the dictionary

  1. temporomalar
  2. temporomandibular
  3. temporomandibular joint
  4. temporomandibular joint dysfunction
  5. temporomandibular joint dysfunctions
  6. temporomandibular joints
  7. temporomaxillary
  8. temporomedial
  9. temporomesial
  10. temporonasal
  11. temporooccipital

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