1. a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible; [syn: glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mandibular fossa
n 1: a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the
zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
[syn: glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa]