mentomeckelian (men tomekelian)

[ L. mentum, the chin, + Meckel (see def.) + -ian.] A distal division of Meckel's cartilage around which the lower jaw o ifies, as distinguished from a proximal division which is converted into a part of the suspensorium of the jaw or an o icle of the ear. mentonnière (mon-ton-iar'), n. [F., IMG:content-0481.jpg:[blocks in formation]