maxillary
maxillary · maxillaries
A tooth growing from the upper jawboneA tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
UK/makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/US/ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/
Meaning
1 sensesA tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
More definitions
- the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
Origin
Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone,Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla + -ary.
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