ADJECTIVE | pert | maxillary | of or relating to the upper jaw |
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NOUN | body | maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
Meaning | Of or relating to the upper jaw. | |
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Spanish | maxilar | |
Catalan | maxil·lar | |
Nouns | maxilla, maxillary | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
Meaning | The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium. | |
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Synonyms | upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla | |
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 |
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