Hypertext Webster Gateway: "maxillary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maxillar \Max"il*lar\, Maxillary \Max"il*la*ry\, a. [L.
maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,
but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n. The
principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
maxillary
adj : of or relating to the upper jaw
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