Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
Similar
mandibular jointarticulatio temporomandibularis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish leukanivel
- leukanivelthe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
German Kiefergelenk
- Kiefergelenkthe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
Hungarian állkapocsízület
- állkapocsízületthe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
Japanese 顎関節
- 顎関節 (gakukansetsu)the joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
Polish staw skroniowo-żuchwowy
- staw skroniowo-żuchwowythe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
Spanish articulación / coyuntura temporomandibular, complejo articulario craneomandibular
- articulación / coyuntura temporomandibularthe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
- complejo articulario craneomandibularthe joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone)
Cite this entry
APA
temporomandibular joint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint
MLA
“temporomandibular joint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporomandibular joint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint.
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