Meaning | The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium. |
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Synonyms | upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillary |
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Parts | hard palate | The bony part of the roof of the mouth |
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intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris | The suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone |
Broader | jaw | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
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Spanish | mandíbula superior, maxilar, maxilar superior |
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Catalan | mandíbula superior, maxil·la, maxil·lar, maxil·lar superior |
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Adjectives | maxillary | of or relating to the upper jaw |
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maxillodental | of or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth |