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mentum (s) (noun), menta (pl)
The anterior (front) prominence of the mandible (jaw bone) that is produced by the mental protuberance which is the chin: The mentum is the fleshy muscles and connective tissues covering the jaw bone which are separated from the lower lip by a groove.
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(Latin: mentum, the chin)