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• maxillary — [mak′sə ler΄ē, mak sil′ə rē] adj. [L maxillaris] designating, of, or near the jaw or jawbone, esp. the upper one; relating to a maxilla or maxillae n. pl. maxillaries a maxillary bone; maxilla …   English World dictionary

• maxillary — 1620s, from L. maxilla (see MAXILLA (Cf. maxilla)) + ARY (Cf. ary) …   Etymology dictionary

• Maxillary — Not to be confused with Axillary. Maxillary means related to the maxilla (upper jaw bone) . Terms containing maxillary include: Maxillary artery Maxillary nerve Maxillary prominence Maxillary sinus This disambigu …   Wikipedia

• maxillary — Relating to the maxilla, or upper jaw. * * * max·il·lary mak sə .ler ē, chiefly Brit mak sil ə rē adj of, relating to, being, or associated with a maxilla <maxillary teeth> <maxillary sinusitis> maxillary n, pl lar·ies 1) MAXILLA (2b) …   Medical dictionary

• Maxillary — Maxillar Max il*lar, Maxillary Max il*la*ry, a. [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. n. The principal maxillary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• maxillary — /mækˈsɪləri/ (say mak siluhree) adjective 1. of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla. –noun (plural maxillaries) 2. a maxilla or maxillary bone …   Australian English dictionary

• maxillary — maxilla ► NOUN (pl. maxillae) 1) Anatomy the bone of the upper jaw. 2) Zoology (in arthropods) each of a pair of chewing mouthparts. DERIVATIVES maxillary adjective. ORIGIN Latin, jaw …   English terms dictionary

• maxillary — adjective or noun see maxilla …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• maxillary — 1) maxilla 2) adjective for maxilla …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• maxillary — adj. [L. maxilla, jaw] (ARTHROPODA) Of or pertaining to the maxilla …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology