maxillotomy
[ măk′sə-lŏt′ə-mē ]
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n.
Surgical sectioning of the maxilla to allow movement of all or a part of the maxilla into the desired position.
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maxillary vein, maxilliped, maxillodental, maxillofacial, maxillomandibular, maxillotomy, maxim, maxima, maximal, maximal dose, maximal ideal
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