mandibular condyle (condylar/condyloid process of mandible)

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Introduction

The articular* process of the ramus of the mandible. It includes the head of the mandible, the neck of the mandible & the pterygoid fovea.

* temporomandibular joint

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999