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Definition: Temporomandibular Joint |
Temporomandibular JointNoun1. 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 JointSynonyms: articulatio temporomandibularis (n), mandibular joint (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Temporomandibular Joint |
| Specialty definitions using "temporomandibular joint": Centric Relation, Craniomandibular Disorders ♦ Myofascial Pain Syndromes ♦ Occlusal Splints ♦ Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. (references) |
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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. | ||
Expressions using "temporomandibular joint": Temporomandibular Joint Disk ♦ Temporomandibular Joint Disorders ♦ Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction ♦ Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. Additional references. | |
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| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
temporomandibular joint | 48 |
temporomandibular joint syndrome | 30 |
temporomandibular joint dysfunction | 11 |
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| 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 artrose maxilar (arthropathy of temporomandibular joint), artrite maxilar (inflammation of temporomandibular joint), anquilose maxilar (ankylosis of temporomandibular joint). (various references) 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) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| 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. | |
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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 |
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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)T e m p o r o m a n d i b u l a r   J o i n t |
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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