mandible
A dentary bone that is the only bone in one of the lateral halves of the lower jaw skeleton. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mandible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandible ]
Synonyms: mandibulla, mammaliam mandible, inferior maxillary bone
Term info
- MESH:D008334
- EFO:0001965
- NCIT:C12290
- Wikipedia:Human_mandible
- EHDAA2:0001059
- GAID:68
- CALOHA:TS-2225
- BTO:0001748
- MA:0001487
- SCTID:181812008
- EMAPA:18290
- galen:Mandible
- UMLS:C0024687 (ncithesaurus:Mandible)
- EHDAA:8007
- FMA:52748
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
mandibular
Note in ZFA 'mandible' is a syn for the ventral mandibular arch, which is a portion of the 1st pharyngeal arch; however the term 'mandibular symphysis' refers to the dentary
'mandible' also refers to either the upper OR lower part of the beak in birds
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gray176.png
consider merging with dentary - for now we make it a mammal-specific subclass.
mandibula, mandibular series
lower jaw, lower jaw bone
lower mandibula
uberon
UBERON:0001684
Mandible