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Maxilla
Maxilla is a cultivated variety of potato.
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Maxilla
The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two halves at the mandibular symphysis. Sometimes (e.g. in bony fish), the maxilla is called "upper maxilla," with the ma...
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Maxilla
The Maxilla (the plural is maxillae) is the upper jaw.
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Maxilla
The upper jaw.
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Maxilla
Bone forming the main part of the upper jaw on each side, supporting the canines and cheek teeth.
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Maxilla
one of two bones that form the upper jaw, the roof of the mouth, and the centre portion of the face
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Maxilla
Either of the pair of bones constituting the upper jaw.
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Maxilla
Maxilla: The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
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Maxilla
Max·il'la noun ; plural Maxillæ . [ Latin , dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bo...
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The upper jaw bone, takes part in the formation of the orbit, hard palate and nasal cavity. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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maxilla
(mak-sil´ә) either of two identical bones that form the upper jaw. They meet in the middle of the face and often are considered as one bone. They have been described as the architectural key of the face because all bones of the face except the mandible touch them. The maxillae form the floor ...
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Maxilla
• (n.) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. • (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. • (n.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
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(from the article `jaw`) The upper jaw is firmly attached to the nasal bones at the bridge of the nose; to the frontal, lacrimal, ethmoid, and zygomatic bones within the eye ... skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain a...
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maxilla
maxilla (singular)
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Maxilla
The mouthparts on each side of the labium which are the modified coxae of the palps..
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Maxilla
The upper jaw.
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Maxilla
The upper jaw.
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Maxilla Credit: Gray's Anatomy One of a pair of bones that forms the upper jaw of the skull. At their base the maxillae carry the upper teeth and form the roof of the mouth. At the top, the maxillae form the floor of the orbits (sockets) of the eyes. Each maxilla contains a large air-filled ca...
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Maxilla
The maxilla is one of the primary facial bones and defines much of the face below the orbits and above the jawbone. The maxilla (with the ethmoid bone, frontal bone, and zygomatic bones) forms much of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity, the orbital cavity, and part of the cheek. The
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maxilla
Type: Term Pronunciation: mak-sil′ă, mak-sil′ē Definitions: 1. An irregularly shaped pneumatized bone, supporting the superior teeth and taking part in the formation of the orbit, hard palate, and nasal cavity and containing the maxillary sinus. Synonyms: upper jaw bone, upper ...
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MAXILLA
The upper jaw.
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Maxilla
Your upper jaw
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MAXILLA
The upper jaw bone that contributes to the formation of the orbit, nasal cavity, and the palate.
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maxilla
Latin = jaw-bone; now used only for the upper jaw; adjective - maxillary.
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Maxilla
The maxillae are two large facial bones one on each side of the face that contain the upper teeth and form the upper jaw. Maxilla bones spread below the orbits the bony cavities in the skull where the eyeballs sit and above the jawbone. Each maxilla is hollow and contains a large maxillary sinus an ...
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