mental foramen

English

Noun

mental foramen (plural mental foramina)

(anatomy) A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.

Translations

branch of the inferior alveolar artery

Chinese:
Mandarin: 頦孔／颏孔 (kē kǒng, (Taiwan) hái kǒng)

References

“mental foramen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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