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sphenomandibular ligament (medicine)


sphenomandibular ligament
<anatomy> 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.


Oats (medicine)


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A grass of the genus avena, especially a. Sativa, widely cultivated for its edible seeds and also the seeds of the oat, used as Food and fodder.