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English
Etymology
From mandible + -ar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mandibular (not comparable)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.
- Synonym: (archaic) mandibulary
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Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry)
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Translations
of or pertaining to the mandible
References
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
mandibular m or f (masculine and feminine plural mandibulars)
- mandibular
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Galician
Adjective
mandibular m or f (plural mandibulares)
- mandibular
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Interlingua
Adjective
mandibular (not comparable)
- mandibular
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
mandibular m or f (plural mandibulares, not comparable)
- mandibular
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mandibulaire.
Adjective
mandibular m or n (feminine singular mandibulară, masculine plural mandibulari, feminine and neuter plural mandibulare)
- mandibular
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mandibuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: man‧di‧bu‧lar
Adjective
mandibular m or f (masculine and feminine plural mandibulares)
- mandibular
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