maxillary

[ mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri /

of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.

a maxilla or maxillary bone.

Origin of maxillary

First recorded in 1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary

in·ter·max·il·lar·y, adjective post·max·il·lar·y, adjective

The maxillary palpi are retracted beneath the head and thorax.

Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley
He could shift to either Foot and he kept his Maxillary covered.

Ade's Fables |George Ade
The teeth are in a continuous series; no diastema or maxillary step is evident.

Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma |Richard C. Fox
All the Asiatic species of this family have a grooved fang at the hinder extremity of the maxillary bone.

Reptiles and Birds |Louis Figuier

An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

maxillary

[ măk′sə-lĕr′ē ]

Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one.

A maxillar; a jawbone.