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DictionarySeetuberositymaxillary tuberosity
max·il·lar·y tu·ber·os·i·ty [TA] the bulging lower extremity of the posterior surface of the body of the maxilla, behind the root of the last molar tooth. Synonym(s): tuber maxillae [TA], eminentia maxillae ☆ , maxillary eminencemaxillary tuberosityA rounded eminence on the posteroinferior surface of the maxilla that enlarges with the development and eruption of the third molar. It articulates medially with the palatine bone and laterally with the lateral pterygoid process of the sphenoid. It forms the anterior surface of the pterygopalatine fossa, including a groove for the passage of the maxillary nerve, which is anesthetized in this region for a maxillary or second-division block. See also: tuberositymax·il·lar·y tu·ber·os·i·ty (maksi-lar-ē tūbĕr-osi-tē) [TA] Bulging lower extremity of posterior surface of body of the maxilla, behind root of last molar tooth.
Synonym(s): maxillary eminence. ThesaurusSeemaxillary |