Unterkiefer

lower jaw

noun UN-ter-kee-fer Rare

Also means

mandible

Usage Note

Unterkiefer is the lower jawbone, the only movable bone of the skull. Unterkieferbruch (mandible fracture) and Unterkiefergelenk (temporomandibular joint) appear in dental and ENT contexts regularly.

Examples

"Das Röntgenbild zeigte einen Haarriss im Unterkiefer."

Natural Translation

The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in the lower jaw.

Literal Translation

The X-ray showed a hairline crack in the lower jaw.

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