maxillary
/makˈsɪləri
/adjective Anatomy & Zoology
1Of or attached to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper jaw: a maxillary fracture...
- Regarding the marked size decrease of maxillary to premaxillary teeth, it seems likely that relative size of the teeth is allometrically and ontogenetically controlled.
- The upper dentition, based on socket size, is slightly heterodont, with smaller premaxillary teeth and larger maxillary teeth.
- The teeth most often missing are the third molars, second premolars, and maxillary lateral incisors, and other teeth may be reduced in size.
1.1Relating to the maxillae of an arthropod: the maxillary palp...
- It is visible in the third antennal segment, but not the maxillary palps or larval chemosensory organs.
- These hybridization results show that the gene is expressed in two olfactory organs: the third antennal segment and the maxillary palp.
- Labial and maxillary palps are transformed to legs (arrows).
Origin
Early 17th century: from maxilla, probably suggested by Latin maxillaris.
Rhymes
- Bakst, Léon
- Baku
- Bakunin, Mikhail
- balaclava
- Balaclava, Battle of
- balaclava helmet
- balafon
- balahoo
- balalaika
- balance
- balance beam
- balance certificate
- balanced
- balanced diet
- balanced polymorphism
- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance of trade
- balancer
- balance sheet
- balance tab
- balance wheel
- Balanchine, George
- balancing act
- balanda