jaw-bone
51The Bone People — infobox Book | name = the bone people title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Keri Hulme illustrator = cover artist = Cover design by Neil Stuart, cover illustration by Jack Freize country = New Zealand language =… …
52Pterygoid bone — Pterygoid Pter y*goid, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a wing + oid.] (Anat.) (a) Like a bird s wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. n. A pterygoid… …
53facial bone — n any of the bones of the facial region of the skull that do not take part in forming the braincase and that in humans include 14 bones: two nasal bones, two maxillae of the upper jaw, two lacrimal bones, two zygomatic bones, two palatine bones,… …
54mandibular bone — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth • Syn: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑submaxilla, ↑lower jawbone, ↑jawbone, ↑jowl • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
55Cheek bone — Cheek Cheek (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[ a]ce, ce[ o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye. [1913 Webster] 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer. [1913 Webster] 3.… …
56Quadratojugal bone — Quadratojugal Quad*ra to*ju gal, a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones. (b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. n. The quadratojugal bone. [1913 Webster] {Quadratojugal bone} (Anat.), a bone at the base of the… …
57Traumatic bone cyst — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31954 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = radio eMedicineTopic = 642 MeshID = Traumatic bone cyst, also called a simple bone cyst, is a condition of the jaws. It is… …
58Whale's bone — Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large… …
59d bone — coronomeckelian (a small bone on the postero lateral part of Meckel s cartilage of the lower jaw. Often a point of insertion of the adductor mandibulae muscle. Also called sesamoid angular, supraangular, sesamoid articular, articular sesamoid,… …
60suspensory bone — a bone by which the jaw is attached to the skull …
