submaxilla

Noun

1.

submaxilla - the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth Synonyms: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone

articulator, condylar process, condyloid process, coronoid process of the mandible, gnathion, gonion, jaw, jawbone, jowl, lantern jaw, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, mandibular condyle, mandibular notch, pogonion, symphysion