OntologiesuberonclassesUBERON:0001684   
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mandible
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001684

A dentary bone that is the only bone in one of the lateral halves of the lower jaw skeleton.

Also appears inhcaoprideefomfmomondo + 7
Exact Synonyms
inferior maxillary bone
mammaliam mandible
mandibulla
Related Synonyms
mandibula
mandibular series
Narrow Synonyms
lower mandibula
Broad Synonyms
lower jaw bone
lower jaw
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class Information
editor note

consider merging with dentary - for now we make it a mammal-specific subclass.

external_ontology_notes

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

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_relational_adjective

mandibular

present in taxon

Homo sapiensncbitaxon

terminology_notes

'mandible' also refers to either the upper OR lower part of the beak in birds

class Relations