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submaxilla

American  
[suhb-mak-sil-uh] / ˌsʌb mækˈsɪl ə /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

submaxillae

  1. mandible.

Etymology

Origin of submaxilla

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + maxilla

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