maxillary

[ mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri /

of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.

a maxilla or maxillary bone.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary

Related formsin·ter·max·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·max·il·lar·y, adjective

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The maxillary palpi are retracted beneath the head and thorax.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
He could shift to either Foot and he kept his Maxillary covered.
Ade's Fables|George Ade
The teeth are in a continuous series; no diastema or maxillary step is evident.
Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma|Richard C. Fox
All the Asiatic species of this family have a grooved fang at the hinder extremity of the maxillary bone.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Word Origin and History for maxillary

adj.

1620s, from Latin maxilla (see maxilla) + -ary.

Medicine definitions for maxillary

[ măk′sə-lĕr′ē ]

Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one.

A maxillar; a jawbone.