MENTUM
\mˈɛntəm], \mˈɛntəm], \m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m]\
Definitions of MENTUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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By Noah Webster.
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The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The chin; an undivided mouth-part of Insects, continuous with submentum or gula and posterior to labial palps and palpigers; a projection between the head and foot of some Gastropods.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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