adj
(anatomy) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
n
Alternative form of acanthion [(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.]
adj
Alternative form of axillary [Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.]
adj
Clipping of bimaxillary. [Relating to both of the maxillae.]
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
adj
(anatomy) branchial and mandibular
adv
(dentistry, medicine) Via buccal administration; via absorption through the mucosa of the cheek.
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Related to the choana
adj
(anatomy) Around the cheek
adj
Relating to a clypeus and a labrum.
n
In a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the middle of the front edge of the upper jaw.
adj
(anatomy, dentistry) Of or pertaining to the gonion, the point at the apex of the mandible, or lower jaw.
n
Either half of a maxilla
n
Alternative form of hyomandibula [(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish]
n
An intermaxilla or premaxilla.
adj
(anatomy) Between the occlusal surfaces of opposing (maxillary and mandibula) teeth
adj
(anatomy) Within the cheek.
n
(anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
n
(anatomy) A fold of muscular tissue which forms the upper border of the mouth.
n
(anatomy) Synonym of inferior alveolar artery.
adj
(anatomy, relational, archaic) Synonym of mandibular.
adj
Alternative form of maxillary. [(anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.]
n
(anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
adj
Alternative form of maxillopalatine. [(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.]
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the incisors
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.
n
(anatomy) That area of the skull.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the chin and lower jaw.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or situated in the middle of the cheek
adj
Relating to a micromandible
n
An enlarged and usually paired scale, just behind the rostral and in front of the nasal.
n
(dentistry) That space in the oral cavity where the forces exerted by the musculature of the tongue are equal and balanced with the forces exerted by the buccinator muscle of the cheek laterally and the orbicularis oris muscle anteriorly.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
adj
Alternative form of palatomaxillary [(anatomy) Relating to the palate and maxilla.]
n
(anatomy) the more anterior of the two ridges of soft tissue at the back of the mouth on each side that curves downward from the uvula to the side of the base of the tongue forming a recess for the palatine tonsil as it diverges from the palatopharyngeal arch and that is composed of part of the palatoglossus with its covering of mucous membrane
n
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding a cheek
adj
Posterior to the lower jaw.
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated in front of the mouth
n
(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
n
(anatomy) The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process
n
(anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
n
(anatomy) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
n
(anatomy) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible
n
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
n
(anatomy) the smallest bone in the human body; it is situated in the ear and passes vibrations from the anvil to cochlea
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible.
n
(anatomy) The superior maxillary, or upper jawbone.
n
(anatomy) A bone of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds.
n
(anatomy) Anything that suspends or holds up a part, especially the mandibular suspensorium, a series of bones or cartilages connecting the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals
adj
(anatomy) Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids.
n
Initialism of temporomandibular joint dysfunction. [(pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).]
n
Abbreviation of temporomandibular joint. [(anatomy) The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).]
n
Initialism of temporomandibular joint dysfunction. [(pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).]
n
(anatomy) Synonym of maxilla.
n
A bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.
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