mandibular canal

English

Noun

mandibular canal (plural mandibular canals)

(anatomy) A bony canal within the mandible that gives passage to blood vessels and nerves supplying the lower teeth.
Synonym: inferior alveolar canal

Translations

canal in the mandible

Chinese:
Mandarin: 下頜管／下颌管 (xiàhé guǎn, (Taiwan) xiàgé guǎn)

References

“mandibular canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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