Usually means: Socket for the jawbone's articulation.
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  1. mandibular fossa: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  The mandibular fossa, also known as the glenoid fossa in some dental literature, is the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible.


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