maxillary
/mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree/US // ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri //
上颌,上颚,上颌骨,上颔
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural max·il·lar·ies.
- : a maxilla or maxillary bone.
Examples
High cheek bones and prominent maxillary muscles enhanced the truculence indicated by his chin.
The doctors jaw set so hard that his tanned skin whitened over the maxillary muscles.
The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.
The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.
The front branch of the two is the ophthalmic branch of the adult, and the hind branch the inferior maxillary branch.
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