Synonym for mandibular fossa ... A deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. ... Synonym: cavitas glenoidalis, fossa mandibularis, articular fossa of temporal bone, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Synonyms: mandibular fossa