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max·il·la

M0161500 (măk-sĭl′ə)n. pl. max·il·lae (măk-sĭl′ē) or max·il·las 1. Anatomy Either of a pair of bones of the human skull fusing in the midline and forming the upper jaw.2. A homologous bone of the skull in other vertebrates.3. Either of two laterally moving appendages situated behind the mandibles in insects and most other arthropods.

[Latin, jawbone.]

maxilla

(mækˈsɪlə) n, pl -lae (-liː) 1. (Zoology) the upper jawbone in vertebrates. See jaw¹2. (Zoology) any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws[C17: New Latin, from Latin: jaw] maxillar, maxˈillary adj

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n., pl. max•il•lae (mækˈsɪl i) 1. an upper jaw or jawbone. 2. one of the paired appendages immediately behind the mandibles of arthropods. [1670–80; < New Latin; Latin maxilla lower jaw, diminutive of māla (<*maxlā) upper jaw, cheekbone]

max·il·la

(măk-sĭl′ə) The upper part of the jaw in vertebrate animals.

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Noun

maxilla - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the craniummaxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbonehard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouthintermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris - the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbonejaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

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maxilla

1. the upper jawbone in vertebrates 2. any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws

maxilla

[mak′sil·ə] (anatomy) The upper jawbone. The upper jaw. (invertebrate zoology) Either of the first two pairs of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in certain arthropods.

maxilla

[mak-sil´ah] (L.) one of two identical bones that form the upper jaw. The maxillae meet in the midline of the face and often are considered as one bone. They have been described as the architectural key of the face because all bones of the face except the mandible touch them. Together the maxillae form the floor of the orbit for each eye, the sides and lower walls of the nasal cavities, and the hard palate. The lower border of the maxilla supports the upper teeth. Each maxilla contains an air space called the maxillary sinus.

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max·il·lae

(mak-sil'ă, mak-sil'ē), [TA] An irregularly shaped pneumatized bone, supporting the superior teeth and taking part in the formation of the orbit, hard palate, and nasal cavity and containing the maxillary sinus. Synonym(s): upper jaw bone, upper jaw [L. jawbone]

maxilla

(măk-sĭl′ə)n. pl. maxillae (măk-sĭl′ē) or maxillas 1. Anatomy Either of a pair of bones of the human skull fusing in the midline and forming the upper jaw.2. A homologous bone of the skull in other vertebrates.3. Either of two laterally moving appendages situated behind the mandibles in insects and most other arthropods.

maxilla

Either of a pair of irregular bones constituting the upper jaw, which house the upper teeth and form part of the orbit, nasal cavity and palate.

max·il·la

, pl. maxillae (mak-silă, -ē) [TA] An irregularly shaped bone, supporting the superior teeth and taking part in the formation of the orbit, hard palate, and nasal cavity. [L. jawbone]

maxilla

One of a pair of joined facial bones that form the upper jaw, the hard palate, part of the wall of the cavity of the nose and part of the floor of each eye socket. The maxillae bear the upper teeth and each contains a cavity called the maxillary antrum or sinus.

maxilla

(in vertebrates) one of a pair of joined bones forming the upper jaw, carrying all teeth except the incisors. The term is loosely used to denote the whole of the upper jaw.
(in arthropods) that part of the mouthparts lying behind the jaws. See LABRUM and LABIUM.

Maxilla

The bone of the upper jaw which serves as a foundation of the face and supports the orbits.Mentioned in: Maxillofacial Trauma

max·il·la

, pl. maxillae (mak-silă, -ē) [TA] Irregularly shaped pneumatized bone, supporting superior teeth and taking part in formation of orbit, hard palate, and nasal cavity. [L. jawbone]

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noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

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