maxillanoun [ C ]
uk/mækˈsɪl.ə/us/mækˈsɪl.ə/plural maxillae /mækˈsɪl.iː/specializedthe upper jaw bone that supports the upper teeth and forms part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- beak
- chin
- countenance
- dimple
- facial
- facies
- frontalis
- hairline
- nape
- neck
- nose
- nuchal
- pes anserinus
- splenius
- temple
- temporal
- weak-chinned
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