LP30118-1
Mandible
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Descriptions
The mandible (inferior maxillary bone)(together with the maxilla) is the largest and strongest bone of the face. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible consists of a curved, horizontal portion, the body, and two perpendicular portions, the rami, which unite with the ends of the body nearly at right angles. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Mandible (Wikipedia)
The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Mandible
- Part Display Name
- Mandible
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2002-07-29
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Mandible
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Нижняя челюсть |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 下颔骨 Synonyms: 下巴; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Mandibola |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κάτω γνάθος Synonyms: Κάτω γνάθος |
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