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TM joint

TM joint is the abbreviation 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

Forms of TM joint

pluralTM joints

Questions about TM joint

What is TM joint the abbreviation of?
TM joint is the abbreviation of temporomandibular joint.

Words near TM joint in the dictionary

  1. Tlumach
  2. Tlusty
  3. TLV
  4. TLZ
  5. tm
  6. TM joint
  7. TM joints
  8. TM2c
  9. TM2cs
  10. TMA
  11. TMAI

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Adapted from Wiktionary: TM joint (page history and authors); temporomandibular joint (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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