mental symphysis
n.
The fibrocartilaginous union of the two halves of an infant's lower jawbone that ossifies during the first year.
Nearby words
mental point, mental reservation, mental retardation, mental scotoma, mental spine, mental symphysis, mental telepathy, mentalese, mentalism, mentalist, mentality
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