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Temporomandibular Joint

Definition: Temporomandibular Joint

Temporomandibular Joint

Noun

1. The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Temporomandibular Joint

Synonyms: articulatio temporomandibularis (n), mandibular joint (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Temporomandibular Joint

Specialty definitions using "temporomandibular joint": Centric Relation, Craniomandibular DisordersMyofascial Pain SyndromesOcclusal SplintsTemporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Temporomandibular Joint

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References

  • The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Advances in Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint (reference)

  • Anatomical Atlas of the Temporomandibular Joint (reference)

  • Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint (reference)

  • Color Atlas of Temporomandibular Joint Surgery (reference)

  • Diagnosis of the Temporomandibular Joint (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Tmj Update : A Current Review Of Temporomandibular Joint Developments (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Temporomandibular Joint

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Health

Fibrosis of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joint, while uncommon, may result in trismus. (references)

Spinal stenosis . Surgical pain . Temporomandibular disorders are conditions in which the temporomandibular joint. (references)

Physicians reach a diagnosis by listening to the patient's description of the symptoms and by performing a simple examination of the facial muscles and the temporomandibular joint. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Temporomandibular Joint

Expressions using "temporomandibular joint": Temporomandibular Joint Disk Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Temporomandibular Joint

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

temporomandibular joint

48

temporomandibular joint syndrome

30

temporomandibular joint dysfunction

11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Temporomandibular Joint

Language Translations for "temporomandibular joint"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kæbeledsbetændelse (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), kæbeledsarthrose (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), kæbeledsankylose (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ontsteking van het kaakgewricht (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), arthritis temporomandibularis (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), ankylose van het kaakgewricht (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

French

  

arthrose maxillaire (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), arthrite maxillaire (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), ankylose maxillaire (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

German

  

Kiefergelenkentzündung (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), Kiefergelenkarthrose (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), Kiefergelenkarthropathie (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), Kiefergelenkankylose (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κάτω κροταφογναθική αρθρίτις (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), αρθροπάθεια της άνω κροταφογναθικής διαρθρώσεως (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), αγκύλωσις της άνω κροταφογναθικής διαρθρώσεως (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

Italian

  

artrite temporomandibolare (inflammation of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emporomandibulartay ointjay

   

Portuguese

  

artrose maxilar (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), artrite maxilar (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), anquilose maxilar (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

artrosis de la mandíbula (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), artropatía temporomaxilar (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), artritis temporomaxilar (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), anquilosis de la mandíbula (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Temporomandibular Joint

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Words within the letters "a-a-b-d-e-i-i-j-l-m-m-n-n-o-o-o-p-r-r-t-t-u"

-5 letters: temporomandibular.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Temporomandibular Joint


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 65 6D 70 6F 72 6F 6D 61 6E 64 69 62 75 6C 61 72      4A 6F 69 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01101111 01110010 01101111 01101101 01100001 01101110 01100100 01101001 01100010 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 00100000 01001010 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#101 &#109 &#112 &#111 &#114 &#111 &#109 &#97 &#110 &#100 &#105 &#98 &#117 &#108 &#97 &#114 &#32 &#74 &#111 &#105 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0065 006D 0070 006F 0072 006F 006D 0061 006E 0064 0069 0062 0075 006C 0061 0072      004A 006F 0069 006E 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

547179828184817967807075688778678424481758086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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