Meanings
nountemporomandibular joint dysfunction (plural temporomandibular joint dysfunctions)
plural temporomandibular joint dysfunctions
- medicineAn 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).
Synonyms: temporomandibular joint disorder, temporomandibular joint syndrome, TMD, TMJD
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Finnish purentaelimistön toimintahäiriö
- purentaelimistön toimintahäiriöan umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints
German Kiefergelenkserkrankung
- Kiefergelenkserkrankungan umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints
Japanese 顎関節症
- 顎関節症 (gakukansetsushō)an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints
Polish zespół zaburzeń czynności stawu skroniowo-żuchwowego
- zespół zaburzeń czynności stawu skroniowo-żuchwowegoan umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints
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APA
temporomandibular joint dysfunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint%20dysfunction
MLA
“temporomandibular joint dysfunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint%20dysfunction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporomandibular joint dysfunction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular%20joint%20dysfunction.
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