Maxillary
[mæk'sɪlərɪ] or ['mæksə,lɛri]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.
(n.) The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
(n.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
Editor: Segre
Definition
adj. pertaining to the jawbone or jaw.—n. a maxillary bone or maxilla.—n. Maxill′a a jawbone.—adjs. Maxillif′erous; Maxill′iform.—n. Maxill′ipede in crustacea one of those limbs serving both for mastication and locomotion.
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