maxilla

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of jaw.; An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
  2. Synonym of jaw.; Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
  3. One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.

词形变化

maxillae plural maxillæ obsolete,plural maxillas plural

词汇关系

衍生词
endomaxilla hemimaxilla intermaxilla maxillar maxillary maxillate maxillectomy maxilliferous maxilliform maxillo- maxill- premaxilla septomaxilla submaxilla supermaxilla supramaxilla

词源

From Middle English, from Latin māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”), diminutive of māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).
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