Maxillary

//makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi//

Synonyms for "maxillary" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Related words (3)

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Translations

24 translations across 17 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • فَكِّيّ adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • скі́вічны adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • че́люстен adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 上頜的 /上颌的 adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Czech

2 entries
  • maxilární adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • čelistní adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Finnish

2 entries
  • leuka adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • maksillaarinen adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

French

1 entries
  • maxillaire adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

German

3 entries
  • Kiefer adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • maxillar adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • maxillär adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Italian

2 entries
  • mascellare adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • massillare adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Polish

1 entries
  • szczękowy adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • maxilar adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Russian

1 entries
  • челюстно́й adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Slovak

2 entries
  • maxilárny adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • čeľustný adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Slovene

1 entries
  • čeljusten adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Spanish

1 entries
  • maxilar adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Turkish

2 entries
  • maksiller adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)
  • çenesel adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ще́лепний adj (of or pertaining to the jaw)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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In the RODENTIA the interorbital space is still larger, by reason of the size of the intermaxillary bones throwing the maxillary backwards and to the sides, where they form the inner orbitar wall, in which the palate bones occupy only a small space. The anterior wall is formed by a process of the maxillary, which contributes to form the zygomatic arch, while the malar is suspended in the middle between the process and that of the temporal bone.

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Neoplastic localisations in the maxillaries can be distinguished between primitive tumour lesions with osteomedullary origin (osteoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, myeloma, etc.) and secondary neoplasms of the maxillaries such as the hematogenous metastasis or the tumours which affect the maxillaries for their adjacency, for example, the lesions in the oral cavity and the salivary glands.

Source: wiktionary

A tendon extends from the inner surface of the dentary to the postero-lateral surface of the maxillary near the ball and socket joint.

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