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单词 premaxilla
释义

premaxilla

noun

pre·​max·​il·​la ˌprē-mak-ˈsi-lə How to pronounce premaxilla (audio)
: either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates between and in front of the maxillae
premaxillary
(ˌ)prē-ˈmak-sə-ˌler-ē How to pronounce premaxilla (audio)
chiefly British
ˌprē-mak-ˈsi-lə-rē How to pronounce premaxilla (audio)
adjective or noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Especially remarkable is the animal’s premaxilla – the bone formed a kind of thick, bony wing which would have helped support a large mass of soft tissues in life. Brian Switek, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2010

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

premaxilla

noun

pre·​max·​il·​la ˌprē-mak-ˈsil-ə How to pronounce premaxilla (audio)
plural premaxillae -ē How to pronounce premaxilla (audio)
: either member of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates situated between and in front of the maxillae that in humans form the median anterior part of the superior maxillary bones but in most other mammals are distinct and bear the incisor teeth and in birds coalesce to form the principal part of the upper mandible

called also incisive bone

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