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maxillary definition

max·il·lary (mak′sə ler′ē, mak sil′ə rē)

adjective

designating, of, or near the jaw or jawbone, esp. the upper one; relating to a maxilla or maxillae

Etymology: L maxillaris

noun pl. maxillaries -·lar′·ies

a maxillary bone; maxilla

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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