Temporomandibular joint

Introduction: Temporomandibular joint

Description of Temporomandibular joint

Temporomandibular joint: [TA] the synovial articulation between the head of the mandible and the mandibular fossa and articular tubercle of the temporal bone; a fibrocartilaginous articular disc divides the joint into two cavities. SYN: articulatio temporomandibularis [TA], articulatio mandibularis, jaw joint, mandibular joint, temporomandibular articulation.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Temporomandibular joint: the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Temporomandibular joint: temporomandibular articulation: a bicondylar joint formed by the head of the mandible and the mandibular fossa, and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
Source: CRISP

Temporomandibular joint: An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Temporomandibular joint: An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
Source: MeSH 2007

Temporomandibular joint: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Temporomandibular joint:

• Temporomandibular
• Joint

Terms associated with Temporomandibular joint:

Terms Similar to Temporomandibular joint:

• mandibular joint
• articulatio temporomandibularis

Source - WordNet 2.1

• TMJ

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Centric Relation

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Temporomandibular joint:

• Temporomandibular Joint Disk

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Temporomandibular joint

• Joints

Source - MeSH 2007

• jaw
• joint

Source - CRISP

• synovial joint
• articulatio synovialis
• diarthrosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Temporomandibular joint

The following list attempts to classify Temporomandibular joint into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• articulatio synovialis,diarthrosis,synovial joint
• articulatio,articulation,joint
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Skeleton
    • Joints
      • Temporomandibular Joint

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Stomatognathic System
  • Temporomandibular Joint

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• joint
• skeleton
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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