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mandibula

  • /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ UK
  • /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɪbjʊlə

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Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

noun mandibulae

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of mandible Even a vasocompression between C-Spine and mandibula during a hyperinclination trauma can lead to a dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) [ 1, 2 ].

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@misc{mandibula_2026,
  title = {mandibula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mandibula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}