Anatomy
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jaw [ jaw ]
Subclass of:
Bone structure of face; Stomatognathic System
Definitions related to jaw:
  • The structures of the skull that frame the mouth.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Organ cluster which consists of either maxilla or mandible, set of periodontia and dentition.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (jaw bone) The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Jaw, either of a pair of bones that form the framework of the mouth of vertebrate animals, usually containing teeth and including a movable lower jaw (mandible) and fixed upper jaw (maxilla). Jaws function by moving in opposition to each other and are used for biting, chewing, and the handling of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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