temporomandibular joint dysfunction

English

Noun

temporomandibular joint dysfunction (plural temporomandibular joint dysfunctions)

1. (pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).

Synonyms

• temporomandibular joint disorder
• temporomandibular joint syndrome
• TMD
• TMJD

Translations

an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints

• German: Kiefergelenkserkrankung f
• Japanese: 顎関節症 (がくかんせつしょう, gakukansetsushō)