(Anat.)
(a)
The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.
(b)
The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. (Now commonly used in this restricted sense.)
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Words linked to "Maxilla" : upper jaw, jaw, sutura intermaxillaris, upper jawbone, intermaxillary suture, maxillary |
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