stylomandibular

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adjective

Relating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible.

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Meanings

adjectivestylomandibular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible.

Origin

From stylo- + mandibular.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stylomandibular

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Cite this entry
APA

stylomandibular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomandibular

MLA

“stylomandibular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomandibular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stylomandibular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomandibular.

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