different between maxillae vs maxillary

English

Noun

maxillae

1. plural of maxilla

Latin

Noun

m?xillae

1. nominative plural of m?xilla
2. genitive singular of m?xilla
3. dative singular of m?xilla
4. vocative plural of m?xilla

English

Alternative forms

• maxillar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maxill?ris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from maxilla (“jawbone, jaw”) +? -?ris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla +? -ary.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mak?s?l.?.?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæk.s??l??.i/
• Rhymes: -?l??i, -æks?l???i

Adjective

maxillary (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
2. (zootomy) Of or pertaining to the maxillae of an arthropod.

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,? apical,? apicocoronal,? axial,? buccal,? buccoapical,? buccocervical,? buccogingival,? buccolabial,? buccolingual,? bucco-occlusal,? buccopalatal,? cervical,? coronal,? coronoapical,? distal,? distoapical,? distobuccal,? distocervical,? distocoronal,? distofacial,? distogingival,? distoincisal,? distolingual,? disto-occlusal,? distoclusal,? distocclusal,? distopalatal,? facial,? gingival,? incisal,? incisocervical,? inferior,? labial,? lingual,? linguobuccal,? linguo-occlusal,? mandibular,? maxillary,? mesial,? mesioapical,? mesiobuccal,? mesiocervical,? mesiocoronal,? mesiodistal,? mesiofacial,? mesioincisal,? mesiogingival,? mesiolingual,? mesio-occlusal,? mesioclusal,? mesiocclusal,? mesiopalatal,? occlusal,? palatal,? posterior,? proximal,? superior,? vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

maxillary (plural maxillaries)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of maxilla.
2. (anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.

References

• “maxillary”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “maxilla”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).