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maxillary dentition

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dental arch

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Words nearby maxillary dentition

maxi, maxilla, maxillary, maxillary antrum, maxillary artery, maxillary dentition, maxillary gland, maxillary nerve, maxillary process, maxillary sinus, maxillary vein

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High cheek bones and prominent maxillary muscles enhanced the truculence indicated by his chin.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The doctors jaw set so hard that his tanned skin whitened over the maxillary muscles.
Cursed|George Allan England
The imperfections of the mouth, resulting of a bad dentition, are stricken away by the application of the interchanging Thooth.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 9, 1919|Various
The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley

The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby