TMD

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A form of temporomandibular joint dysfunction — An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).

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TMD1

nounTMD (countable and uncountable, plural TMDs)

plural TMDs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of theat{er/re} missile defen{s/c}e.
  3. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismrail transportInitialism of traction maintenance depot.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismarchitectureInitialism of tuned mass damper.

TMD2

nounTMD (uncountable)
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismoffensiveuncountableInitialism of total Muslim death
  2. InternetabbreviationinitialismoffensiveuncountableInitialism of total malaun death

    Synonyms: THD

Synonyms & antonyms

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motive power depottemporomandibular joint dysfunctiontmjtuned mass damper

Origin

TMD · noun

Abbreviation.

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TMD · noun

Modeled after the neo-Nazi slang term TND (“total n-word death”) (call to murder African people).

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APA

TMD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TMD

MLA

“TMD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TMD. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TMD,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TMD.

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