• (a.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. • (n.) The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla. • (n.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/maxillary/
<anatomy> Pertaining to the maxilla. The irregularly shaped bone that with its fellow forms the upper jaw. ... Origin: L. Maxillaris ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973