maxillary
adjective
of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
intermaxillary
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a word derived from
maxillary.
Example Sentences
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Because of its coalescence with the maxillaries, the intermaxillary in man was not discovered until Vicq d'Azyr and Goethe found it separate in the embryo.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The cutting teeth fixed in the intermaxillary bones of the Mammalia, and the corresponding teeth in the lower jaw.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
The nasal process includes the origin of the future nose and of the future intermaxillary region of the upper lip.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
The nasal bone of the one side is separated from that of the opposite by the intermaxillary or premaxillary bone, which forms the skeleton of the superior mandible.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Cases are on record in which the non-development of the intermaxillary bones produces fissures in the lip.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
