mandibular
Americanadjective
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Origin of mandibular
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It has enough backbone for the journey without requiring the determined chewing that makes lunch feel like a mandibular endurance event.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"When I saw the incomplete mandibular symphysis, I was genuinely excited," says Professor Benoit.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
The study, titled "Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing," was supported by UChicago, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Specifically, "These features include the presence of four post-canine teeth, a larger lower canine, and a fused and short mandibular symphysis," according to a press release.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
In addition to the mandibular foramen there is a small foramen immediately posterior to it opening into the posterointernal ramal fossa.
From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by James S. Findley
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