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nounthe jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
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- maxillofacial of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
- maxillaria any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
- middle meningeal artery branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges
- arteria alveolaris a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
- infraorbital artery an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)
- acanthion the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
- maxillary sinus one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla
- prostheon craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
- arteria buccalis a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
- intermaxillary suture the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone