Mandibular fossa: [TA] a deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. SYN: fossa mandibularis [TA], articular fossa of temporal bone, cavitas glenoidalis, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa (2), glenoid surface.
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Mandibular fossa: a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible.
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