mandibular fossa
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Related to mandibular fossa: infratemporal fossa, Mandibular foramen
mandibular fossa
[man′dib·yə·lər ′fäs·ə] (anatomy)
The depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandibular condyle.
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