Meanings
adjectivetransmandibular (not comparable)
- not comparableAcross a mandible
Interestingly, the study by Horsley et al. observed no benefit with use of stretching with regard to wrist contracture of stroke patients, a central nervous system (CNS) issue, while Maluf et al. indicated a benefit of stretching for transmandibular pain, a peripheral nervous system (PNS) issue.
2015 August 18, Nikos Apostolopoulos et al., “The relevance of stretch intensity and position—a systematic review”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 6, →DOI
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transmandibular
vestibularmandibulartemporomandibularsubmandibularaudiovestibularbranchiomandibularbuccomandibularcerebrocostomandibularcircummandibularcochleovestibularcraniomandibularextravestibularhemimandibularhyomandibularhypomandibularinframandibularintermandibularintervestibularintramandibularmaxillomandibularmicromandibularmusculomandibularneurovestibularnonmandibular
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transmandibular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmandibular
MLA
“transmandibular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmandibular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmandibular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmandibular.
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