See Also: body of maxilla(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Maxilla(medicine)
maxilla(dictionary)
Maxilla(health)
zygomatic process of maxilla(medicine)
infratemporal surface of maxilla(medicine)
alveolar arch of maxilla(medicine)
conchal crest of maxilla(medicine)
nasal surface of maxilla(medicine)

body of maxilla (medicine)


body of maxilla


The central portion of the maxilla hollowed out by the maxillary sinus; it presents orbital, nasal, anterior, and infratemporal surfaces and supports four processes, frontal, zygomatic, palatine, and alveolar.

Synonym: corpus maxillae.