n
(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
n
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
adj
(anatomy) articular and maxillary
adj
(anatomy) Between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.
n
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a capsule and a labrum
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the larynx
n
The clypeus and labrum considered together
adj
(anatomy) coronal and maxillary
adj
(anatomy) dental and craniofacial
adj
Relating to the branch of dentistry that is also concerned with the development of the face
adj
Relating to the teeth, the maxilla, and the face.
n
(anatomy) A bone on the palatine that develops from the skin lining.
n
(dated, mostly before 1920) The thin layer of soft, spongy or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
adj
(anatomy) Distal and palatal.
adj
(anatomy) anterolateral to the maxilla
adj
Relating to the face and tongue.
n
A thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.
adj
Relating to, or affecting either half of a mandible
n
(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish
adj
(anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
adj
Of or relating to the incus.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
adj
Between rami, especially between the mandibles of the lower jaw.
adj
(anatomy) Within the maxilla, or jaw.
n
The jugal point: a craniometric point corresponding to the angle between the vertical border and the margin of the zygomatic process of the malar bone.
adj
Of or pertaining to the zygomatic bone and the maxilla
adj
(anatomy) relating to a labrum (lip-like projection)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the jaw and the peripheral body parts
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the jaw and face.
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
adj
(medicine, dentistry, colloquial) Maxillofacial.
n
(anatomy) A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla.
adj
Alternative form of maxillomandibular. [(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.]
adj
Of or relating to the jaw and face.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and the zygoma.
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
adj
Relating to the muscles that control the mandible
adj
(pathology) Affecting the eyes, jaw, and face.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and the cheek
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and mandible.
adj
Relating to the mouth and the maxilla.
adv
With reference to the palate.
n
(entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect.
n
(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.
n
(anatomy) Any of numerous small mucous glands in the palate opening into the mouth.
adj
(zoology, of birds) Relating to the base of the palatal area
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the palate and the teeth
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the palate and maxilla.
adj
Relating to the palm (of the hand) and the chin
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the posterior of the cheek
n
Alternative form of premaxilla [(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw]
adj
(anatomy) anterior to the tongue
adj
Alternative form of premaxillary [Of or pertaining to the premaxillae]
adj
Of or pertaining to the premaxillae
n
(anatomy) A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals it is represented by the incus.
n
A bone found in some reptiles, amphibians, and birds in front of the quadrate at the base of the temporal fossa.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.
n
The upper internal surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities, found in people and some mammals.
n
(anatomy) The upper jaw.
n
A craniometric point at the base of the suture between the zygomatic and maxillary bones.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheekbone and maxilla.
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