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MAXILLARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
Synonyms:
maxilla; maxillary; upper jaw; upper jawbone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("maxillary" is a kind of...):
jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
Meronyms (parts of "maxillary"):
hard palate (the bony part of the roof of the mouth)
intermaxillary suture; sutura intermaxillaris (the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone)
Derivation:
maxillary (of or relating to the upper jaw)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the upper jaw
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
maxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium)
Derivation:
maxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium)
Context examples:
An abnormal occlusion where some of the mandibular teeth are buccal to the maxillary teeth.
(Crossbite, NCI Thesaurus)
It is located posterior to the frontal process of the maxilla and articulates with the inferior nasal concha, ethmoid, frontal, and maxillary bones.
(Lacrimal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
A brown, blue, or gray hamartoma of dermal melanocytes, usually on the skin of the face along the distribution of the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve that is most commonly found in Asian populations and in females and is usually benign.
(Nevus of Ota, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery arising from the third portion of the maxillary artery at the trunk and running along the infraorbital canal with the superior maxillary nerve to supply the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles, lacrimal gland, the upper teeth, and parts of the nose and orbit.
(Infraorbital Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
It affects most often the maxillary sinus.
(Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
