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Mandible

In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lower – and typically more mobile – component of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).

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Latin
mandibula
MeSH
D008334
Precursor
First pharyngeal arch

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Mandible

Nodes203
Edges202
Triples82
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009852
Components1

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Mandible

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related to Phylogeny · 10
Mandible → As, Cretaceous, Dunkleosteus, Fish, In, It, Meckel's, Mya, The, This
related to Clinical significance · 7
Mandible → Although, American, IAN, In, The, Two, William Stewart Halsted
related to Development · 6
Mandible → About, Between, By, Meckel's, Somewhat, The
related to Function · 6
Mandible → In, It, Latin, Teeth, The, This
related to Regeneration · 6
Mandible → Bone, China, Egypt, In, Mandibular, Spanish
related to Resorption · 6
Mandible → However, IAN, Sometimes, The, This, With
related to Mandibulectomy · 5
Mandible → By, First World, In, Mandibulectomies, The
related to Variation · 5
Mandible → IAN, Males, Rarely, The, This
related to External links · 4
Mandible → Human, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Forensic medicine · 4
Mandible → Adolf Hitler, Dental, Nazi, The

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bone mandibular teeth mental lower foramen alveolar jawbone jaw part border body ramus bones two nerve process also cartilage side

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MandibleLatinmandibula1.00infobox
MandibleMeSHD0083341.00infobox
MandiblePrecursorFirst pharyngeal arch1.00infobox
Mandibleis alargest and lowest bone in the facial skeleton0.90text
Mandibleis askull's largest and strongest bone.In old age0.90text
kissinginstance ofwhile playing a more subtle role in activities0.80text
breathinginstance ofwhile playing a more subtle role in activities0.80text
eatinginstance ofrequiring therapy to relearn operations0.80text
speakinginstance ofrequiring therapy to relearn operations0.80text
Mandiblerelated to Clinical significanceIn0.60section
Mandiblerelated to Clinical significanceThe0.60section
Mandiblerelated to Clinical significanceAmerican0.60section

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