See Also: Maxilla(medicine)
Maxilla(health)
maxilla(dictionary)
body of maxilla(medicine)
alveolar arch of maxilla(medicine)
zygomatic process of maxilla(medicine)
nasal surface of maxilla(medicine)
lacrimal margin of maxilla(medicine)
lacrimal border of maxilla(medicine)
anterior surface of maxilla(medicine)

maxilla (iou)



maxilla noun. . LME.
[Latin = jaw.]
A jaw, a jawbone; spec. either of a pair of bones forming (part of) the upper jaw in vertebrates. LME.
In insects and other arthropods, either of a pair of mouthparts posterior to and accessory to the mandibles. L18.
? Cf. MANDIBLE.
maxillar adjective & noun (a) maxillary L16-E18.
maxillary adjective & noun (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or designating a maxilla; forming part of a maxilla; (b) noun a maxillary bone; a maxilla: E17.