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maxilla

N ขากรรไกร บน  jaw ka-kan-kai-bon

 

maxillary

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ขากรรไกร บน  kiao-kab-ka-kan-kai-bon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAXILLAR, MAXILLARY

a.[L. maxillaris, from maxilla, the jaw-bone; probably from the root of mash. ] Pertaining to the jaw; as the maxillary bones or glands.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAXILLA

Max *il "la, n.; pl. Maxillæ. Etym: [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone. ]

 

1. (Anat. ) (a ) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b ) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now commonly used in this restricted sense. ]

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.

 

Note: There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See Illust. under Lepidoptera, and Diptera.

 

MAXILLAR; MAXILLARY

Max "il *lar, Max "il *la *ry, a. Etym: [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n.

 

Defn: The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a maxilla.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

maxilla

max il la |makˈsilə mækˈsɪlə | noun ( pl. maxillae |makˈsilē, -ˈsilˌī | ) Anatomy & Zoology the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans it also forms part of the nose and eye socket. (in many arthropods ) each of a pair of mouthparts used in chewing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, jaw.

 

maxillary

max il lar y |ˈmaksəˌlerē ˈmæksəˌlɛri | adjective Anatomy & Zoology of or attached to a jaw or jawbone, esp. the upper jaw: a maxillary fracture | maxillary teeth. of or relating to the maxillae of an arthropod. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from maxilla, probably suggested by Latin maxillaris.

 

Oxford Dictionary

maxilla

maxilla |makˈsɪlə | noun ( pl. maxillae |-liː | ) Anatomy & Zoology the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans it also forms part of the nose and eye socket. (in many arthropods ) each of a pair of mouthparts used in chewing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, jaw .

 

maxillary

max ¦il |lary |makˈsɪləri | adjective Anatomy & Zoology of or attached to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper jaw: a maxillary fracture. relating to the maxillae of an arthropod. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from maxilla, probably suggested by Latin maxillaris.

 

Duden Dictionary

Maxilla

Ma xil la Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Max i lla |die Maxilla; Genitiv: der Maxilla, Plural: die Maxillae |[…lɛ ] |lateinisch Oberkiefer [knochen ]

 

maxillar

ma xil lar Adjektiv Medizin maxillär |maxill a r |zum Oberkiefer gehörend

 

maxillär

ma xil lär Adjektiv Medizin maxillar |maxill ä r |zum Oberkiefer gehörend

 

French Dictionary

maxillaire

maxillaire adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui se rapporte aux mâchoires. : L ’artère maxillaire. nom masculin 1 Mâchoire supérieure. : Le maxillaire supérieur. 2 Os des mâchoires. : Le maxillaire inférieur. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin du nom: un maxillaire. Note Orthographique maxi ll aire.