onderkaak

Dutch

Etymology

From onder (“lower”) +‎ kaak (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: on‧der‧kaak

Noun

onderkaak f (plural onderkaken, diminutive onderkaakje n)

  1. mandible, a lower jaw
    De tandarts heeft een röntgenfoto gemaakt van haar gebroken onderkaak
    The dentist took an X-ray of her broken mandible.

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