Lower+jaw
11jaw — jaw1 jawless, adj. /jaw/, n. 1. either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth. 2. the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen. 3. jaws, anything… …
12jaw — noun 1 bone that contains teeth ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, lower ▪ top, upper ▪ firm, strong ▪ clenched …
13Jaw — The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to the mouth. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of …
14Jaw — The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw came from the Anglo Saxon ceowan meaning to chew. * * * 1. One of the two bony structures, in which the teeth are set, forming… …
15jaw — jaw1 [dʒo: US dʒo:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: joe] 1.) one of the two bones that your teeth are in ▪ a broken jaw lower/upper jaw ▪ an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw 2.) [C usually singular] the lower part of your… …
16Jaw wiring — The act of wiring a jaw keeps it closed for some amount of time. Originally this was as the mandibular equivalent of a cast, to fix the jaw in place while a fracture healed, but now jaws are sometimes wired for weight loss purposes, preventing… …
17jaw length — upper jaw length (the distance from the anterior tip of the upper jaw to the posterior tip of the upper jaw. Sometimes miscalled maxillary length when the premaxilla enters into the upper jaw), and lower jaw length (measured from the anterior tip …
18Jaw jerk reflex — The jaw jerk reflex or the masseter reflex is a stretch reflex used to test the status of a patient s trigeminal nerve (CN V).[1] The mandible or lower jaw is tapped at a downward angle just below the lips at the chin while the mouth is held… …
19lower jawbone — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth • Syn: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑mandibular bone, ↑submaxilla, ↑jawbone, ↑jowl • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
20lower — lower1 lowerable, adj. /loh euhr/, v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make less loud: Please… …
