Usually means: Bones forming upper jaw, palate.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. maxillaries: Merriam-Webster
  2. maxillaries: Vocabulary.com
  3. maxillaries: Wiktionary
  4. maxillaries: Dictionary.com
  5. maxillaries: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. maxillaries: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. maxillaries: Medical dictionary

(Note: See maxillary as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (maxillary)

adjective:  (anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
adjective:  (zootomy) Of or pertaining to the maxillae of an arthropod.
noun:  (anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
noun:  (anatomy) Alternative form of maxilla. [(anatomy, zootomy) Synonym of jaw.]
▸ Also see maxillary


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