different between mandible vs retrognathia

English

Alternative forms

• mandibula

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin mandibula (“jaw”), from mand? (“chew, masticate”) +? -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæn.d?b.?l/, /?mæn.d?b.l?/
• Rhymes: -ænd?b?l

Noun

mandible (plural mandibles)

1. (anatomy, zootomy)
   1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

      Synonyms: dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla

   2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
   3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
      1. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Derived terms

Related terms

• mange
• manger

Translations

See also

• jowl

References

• “mandible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “mandible”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Noun

retrognathia (uncountable)

1. A malocclusion in which the maxilla or mandible is further posterior than would be expected.

Synonyms

• retrognathism