Definition of maxillary

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

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Spheno- :: Spheno- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sphenoid bone; as in sphenomaxillary, sphenopalatine..
Maxilloturbinal :: Maxilloturbinal (a.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
Stylometer :: Stylomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.
Pterygomaxillary :: Pterygomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid bone, and the lower jaw..
Admaxillary :: Admaxillary (a.) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
Supramundane :: Supramaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.
Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (a.) Between the maxillary bones.
Temporomaxillary :: Temporomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and the maxilla.
Maxillary :: Maxillary (a.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only..
Plectognathi :: Plectognathi (n. pl.) An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary..
Longipalp :: Longipalp (n.) One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi..
Supermedial :: Supermaxillary (a.) Supermaxillary.
Maxillary :: Maxillary (n.) The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
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..
Premaxillary :: Premaxillary (a.) Situated in front of the maxillary bones; pertaining to the premaxillae; intermaxillary.
Securipalp :: Securipalp (n.) One of a family of beetles having the maxillary palpi terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.
Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (n.) An intermaxilla.
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..
Premaxilla :: Premaxilla (n.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone..
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