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Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the intermaxillae.

Pterygomaxillary :: Pterygomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid bone, and the lower jaw..

Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..

Supramaxillary :: Supramaxillary (a.) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve..

Jawbone :: Jawbone (n.) The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.

Endognath :: Endognath (n.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla.

Tanystomata :: Tanystomata (n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.

Maxillary :: Maxillary (n.) The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.

Submaxillary :: Submaxillary (a.) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland..

Praemaxilla :: Praemaxilla (n.) See Premaxilla.

Maxillo-mandibular :: Maxillo-mandibular (a.) Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve..

Maxilloturbinal :: Maxilloturbinal (a.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.

Submedial :: Submaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia..

Stylometer :: Stylomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.

Maxilliform :: Maxilliform (a.) Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla..

Maxillae :: Maxillae (pl. ) of Maxill.

Stylobate :: Stylo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone; as, stylohyal, stylomastoid, stylomaxillary..

Maxillar :: Maxillar (a.) Alt. of Maxillar.

Intermaxillae :: Intermaxillae (pl. ) of Intermaxill.

Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..

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