HyperDic: maxilla

English > 1 sense of the word maxilla:
NOUNbodymaxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillarythe jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
maxilla > pronunciation
Soundsmaeksih'lah
RhymesAbila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...
English > maxilla: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.
Synonymsupper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillary
Partshard palateThe bony part of the roof of the mouth
intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillarisThe suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
BroaderjawThe part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Spanishmandíbula superior, maxilar, maxilar superior
Catalanmandíbula superior, maxil·la, maxil·lar, maxil·lar superior
Adjectivesmaxillaryof or relating to the upper jaw
maxillodentalof or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth

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