maxillary C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/ UK /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #74905 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to the upper jaw The scan revealed a fracture of the maxillary bone. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms admaxillaryantennomaxillaryarticulomaxillarybimaxillarycircummaxillarycoronomaxillary Common collocations maxillary sinus 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. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # maxillary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/ **IPA (UK):** /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 74905 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to the upper jaw ## Examples - The scan revealed a fracture of the maxillary bone. ## Derived Forms - admaxillary - antennomaxillary - articulomaxillary - bimaxillary - circummaxillary - coronomaxillary ## 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. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown