lower jaw

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Noun

lower jaw (plural lower jaws)

1. The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
2. Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.

Synonyms

• (part of the face below the mouth) underjaw
• (mandible) jawbone

Translations

• German: Unterkiefer, Kiefer

Translations

• German: Unterkieferknochen

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