Glossary
Angle of the mandible
At the junction of the lower border of the ramus of the mandible with the posterior border is the angle of the mandible
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articular disc
A thin, oval plate of fibrocartilage present in several joints which separates synovial cavities.
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articular tubercle
The front boundary of the mandibular fossa, and in the fresh state is covered with cartilage.
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Auto-immune diseases
Types of diseases in which the body's immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own tissues
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condyloid process of the mandible
Part of the mandible and is thicker than the coronoid, and consists of two portions: the condyle, and the constricted portion which supports it, the neck.
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Computed tomography (CT)
A medical imaging method employing tomography. Digital geometry processing is used to generate a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation.
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Fibrocartilage
A specialized form of cartilage composed of bundles of thick, clearly-defined collagen fibres, which is found in symphyseal joints (such as vertebrae) and in intervertebral and articular discs
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ginglymoarthrodial joint
Denoting a joint having the form of both ginglymus and arthrodia, or hinge joint and sliding joint.
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glenoid (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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