maxillary

[ mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri /

adjective

of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.

noun, plural max·il·lar·ies.

a maxilla or maxillary bone.

Origin of maxillary

First recorded in 1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM maxillary

in·ter·max·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·max·il·lar·y, adjective

Words nearby maxillary

Mawson, max, Maxair, maxi, maxilla, maxillary, maxillary antrum, maxillary artery, maxillary dentition, maxillary gland, maxillary nerve

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Example sentences from the Web for maxillary

The maxillary palpi are retracted beneath the head and thorax.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
He could shift to either Foot and he kept his Maxillary covered.
Ade's Fables|George Ade
The teeth are in a continuous series; no diastema or maxillary step is evident.
Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma|Richard C. Fox
All the Asiatic species of this family have a grooved fang at the hinder extremity of the maxillary bone.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Medical definitions for maxillary

maxillary

[ măk′sə-lĕr′ē ]

adj.

Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one.

n.

A maxillar; a jawbone.

单词	maxillary
释义	maxillary [ mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree ] / ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri / adjective of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla. noun, plural max·il·lar·ies. a maxilla or maxillary bone. Origin of maxillary First recorded in 1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary OTHER WORDS FROM maxillary in·ter·max·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·max·il·lar·y, adjective Words nearby maxillary Mawson, max, Maxair, maxi, maxilla, maxillary, maxillary antrum, maxillary artery, maxillary dentition, maxillary gland, maxillary nerve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maxillary The maxillary palpi are retracted beneath the head and thorax. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley He could shift to either Foot and he kept his Maxillary covered. Ade's Fables\|George Ade The teeth are in a continuous series; no diastema or maxillary step is evident. Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma\|Richard C. Fox All the Asiatic species of this family have a grooved fang at the hinder extremity of the maxillary bone. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles Medical definitions for maxillary maxillary [ măk′sə-lĕr′ē ] adj. Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one. n. A maxillar; a jawbone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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