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maxilla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin maxilla (“jawbone, jaw”), a diminutive of m?la (“cheekbone, jaw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæk?s?l.?/
- Rhymes: -?l?
Noun
maxilla (plural maxillae or (obsolete) maxillæ or maxillas)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Synonym of jaw.
- Synonym: jawbone
- An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
- Synonym: maxillary bone
- (anatomy) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
- (zootomy) One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.
- Synonym: (in arachnids) endite
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “maxilla”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “maxilla”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Latin
Etymology
From m?la (“cheekbone, jaw”) +? -illa (diminutive nominal suffix). Confer with similarly formed ?la–axilla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma?k?sil.la/, [mä?k?s??l??ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mak?sil.la/, [m?k?sil??]
Noun
m?xilla f (genitive m?xillae); first declension
- Diminutive of m?la:
- (anatomy) jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw
- (anatomy) lower part of the face, jaws
Inflection
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
- maxill?ris (adjective)
Descendants
References
- maxilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maxilla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maxilla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- maxilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Noun
maxilla f (plural maxillas)
- Obsolete spelling of maxila
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maxillofacial
English
Etymology
maxillo- +? facial
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???l
Adjective
maxillofacial (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the jaw and face.
Related terms
- maxilla
- facial
Translations
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