maxilla

maxilla definition - medical

max·il·la (măk-sĭlˈə)

noun pl. max·il·las or max·il·lae (măk-sĭlˈē)
Either of a pair of irregularly shaped bones of the skull, fusing in the midline, supporting the upper teeth, and forming part of the eye sockets, hard palate, and nasal cavity; upper jaw.

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