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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmandíbula
Pronunciation / Transliteration: manˈdi.βu.la
"Sintió un fuerte dolor en la mandíbula después de masticar alimentos duros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The jaw or a jawbone, specifically the lower jawbone in mammals and vertebrates.
"The paleanthropologist carefully examined the fossilized mandible to determine the age of the specimen." - 2
Either of the mouthparts used for biting, cutting, or holding food in insects and other arthropods.
"The beetle used its powerful mandibles to break down the decaying wood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 15th-century Latin word mandibula, meaning 'jaw' or 'instrument for chewing', stemming from the verb mandere, meaning 'to chew'. Over time, the term evolved in English anatomical and zoological contexts to designate the lower jawbone in vertebrates as well as the corresponding mouthparts in arthropods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mandible" is said worldwide
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mandibule
Transliteration: mɑ̃.di.byl
"La mandibule est l'os le plus grand et le plus solide du visage humain."
Unterkiefer
Transliteration: ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐ
"Der Unterkiefer bewegt sich beim Sprechen und Kauen."
mandibola
Transliteration: manˈdi.bo.la
"La mandibola inferiore supporta i denti dell'arcata inferiore."
mandíbula
Transliteration: manˈdi.βu.la
"Sintió un fuerte dolor en la mandíbula después de masticar alimentos duros."
mandíbula
Transliteration: mãˈdʒi.bu.lɐ
"A mandíbula é o único osso móvel do crânio humano."
जबड़ा
Transliteration: jabṛā
"चोट के कारण उसके निचले जबड़े में दर्द हो रहा था।"
下颌
Transliteration: xià hé
"医师通过X光片检查他的下颌骨。"
下顎
Transliteration: hagam
Script: 하악
"그 환자는 하악 골절로 수술을 받았다."
下顎骨
Transliteration: kagakukotsu
"歯科医師が下顎骨の状態を確認しました。"
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