Medical Definition of Sphenomandibular ligament
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The fibrous band that passes from the spine of the sphenoid bone to the lingula of the mandible; it is a primary passive support of the mandible serving as a "swinging axis", enabling depression and elevation around a transverse axis passing through the two lingulae, while at the same time enabling protraction and retraction.
Synonym: ligamentum sphenomandibulare.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphenomandibular Ligament
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