(anatomy) The bony prominence at the front of the lower jaw forming the chin.

(neuroanatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip.

plural of mental foramen

(anatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.

(anatomy) A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.

plural of elbow mentality

plural of mental inquest warrant

(chiefly US, law) a court order requested by a citizen to summon an individual for a psychiatric evaluation because of concerns regarding that individual's mental instability

A patient at a mental illness institution.

plural of mental patient