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TMD

TMD is the initialism of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

TMD is the initialism of theat{er/re} missile defen{s/c}e.

TMD is the initialism of traction maintenance depot.

TMD is the initialism of tuned mass damper.

TMD is the initialism of total Muslim death.

TMD is the initialism of total malaun death.

Meaning of temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Noun

temporomandibular joint dysfunction (plural temporomandibular joint dysfunctions)

  1. An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).
    Synonyms:
    temporomandibular joint disorder, temporomandibular joint syndrome, TMD, TMJD

Meaning of tuned mass damper

Noun

tuned mass damper (plural tuned mass dampers)

  1. A device mounted in a structure in order to reduce mechanical vibrations, consisting of a mass mounted on one or more damped springs.
    Synonyms:
    TMD

Synonyms of TMD

Forms of TMD

pluralTMDs

Origin of TMD

Abbreviation.

Modeled after the neo-Nazi slang term TND (“total n-word death”) (call to murder African people).

Questions about TMD

What is TMD the initialism of?
TMD is the initialism of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Words near TMD in the dictionary

  1. TMB
  2. TMBG
  3. Tmbn.
  4. tmbr.
  5. TMC
  6. TMD
  7. TMDs
  8. TME
  9. TMEDA
  10. tmema
  11. tmemata

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Adapted from Wiktionary: TMD (page history and authors); temporomandibular joint dysfunction (page history and authors); tuned mass damper (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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