adj
Freq #74905
Meanings
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adj
of or relating to the upper jaw
The scan revealed a fracture of the maxillary bone.
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Derived forms
admaxillaryantennomaxillaryarticulomaxillarybimaxillarycircummaxillarycoronomaxillary
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla + -ary.