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Definitions of maxilla
  1. noun
    the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
    type of:
    jaw
Definition that contains maxilla
  • maxillofacial of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
  • acanthion the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
  • prostheon craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
  • maxillary sinus one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in 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
  • alveolar artery a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
  • pterygoid plexus a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins
  • arteria infraorbitalis an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)
  • internal maxillary artery the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges
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