| NOUN | body | maxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillary | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
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| Sounds | maeksih'lah | |
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| Rhymes | Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah... | |
| Meaning | The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium. | |
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| Synonyms | upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillary | |
| Parts | hard palate | The bony part of the roof of the mouth |
| 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 |
| Spanish | mandíbula superior, maxilar, maxilar superior | |
| Catalan | mandíbula superior, maxil·la, maxil·lar, maxil·lar superior | |
| Adjectives | maxillary | of or relating to the upper jaw |
| maxillodental | of or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth | |
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