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Maxillary

{

Max′il-lar

,

Max′il-la-ry

, }

Adj.

[L.

maxillaris

, fr.

maxilla

jawbone, jaw: cf. F.

maxillaire

.]

1.

(Anat.)

Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.

–

Noun.

The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.

2.

(Zool.)

Of or pertaining to a maxilla.

Definition 2024

maxillary

maxillary

English

Adjective

maxillary ‎(not comparable)

Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone

Coordinate terms

(dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ apicocoronal,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ buccoapical,‎ buccocervical,‎ buccogingival,‎ buccolabial,‎ buccolingual,‎ bucco-occlusal,‎ buccopalatal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ coronoapical,‎ distal,‎ distoapical,‎ distobuccal,‎ distocervical,‎ distocoronal,‎ distofacial,‎ distogingival,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ disto-occlusal,‎ distoclusal,‎ distocclusal,‎ distopalatal,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ linguobuccal,‎ linguo-occlusal,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesioapical,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiocervical,‎ mesiocoronal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiogingival,‎ mesiolingual,‎ mesio-occlusal,‎ mesioclusal,‎ mesiocclusal,‎ mesiopalatal,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry)} ^[edit]

Noun

maxillary ‎(plural maxillaries)

The jawbone