maxillary

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/ UK /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

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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Word family

Derived forms admaxillaryantennomaxillaryarticulomaxillarybimaxillarycircummaxillarycoronomaxillary

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maxillary sinus
one of the air-filled spaces within the upper jaw bones

Adjective + noun

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.

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