Maxillary
[mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree] /ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or .
noun, plural maxillaries.
2.
a or maxillary bone.
adj.
1620s, from Latin maxilla (see maxilla) + -ary.
maxillary max·il·lar·y (māk’sə-lěr’ē)
adj.
Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one. n.
A maxillar; a jawbone.
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- Maxillary antrum
maxillary antrum n. See maxillary sinus.
- Maxillary artery
maxillary artery n. An artery with its origin in the external carotid artery and branches to the deep auricular, anterior tympanic, middle meningeal, inferior alveolar, masseteric, deep temporal, buccal, superior posterior alveolar, infraorbital, descending palatine arteries, the artery of the pterygoid canal, and the sphenopalatine artery; internal maxillary artery.
- Maxillary dentition
maxillary dentition n. See dental arch.
- Maxillary gland
maxillary gland n. See submandibular gland.
- Maxillary nerve
maxillary nerve n. The second division of the trigeminal nerve, passing from the trigeminal ganglion into the pterygopalatine fossa, where it continues forward to give off the zygomatic nerve and enter the eye socket.