intermaxilla

intermaxilla
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Etymology: New Latin, from inter- + maxilla

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intermaxilla /in-tər-mak-silˈə/
noun
The premaxilla
ORIGIN: L inter between, and maxilla a jawbone
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intermaxˈillary (or /-ilˈ/) adjective
1. Of the intermaxilla
2. Between the maxillaries
noun
The intermaxilla

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intermaxilla Anat.
(ˌɪntəmækˈsɪlə)
Pl. .
[mod.L., f. inter- 3 + maxilla.]
Each of two bones situated between the maxillary bones of the upper jaw, in man small and soon fusing with these, but in most mammals large, distinct, and situated in front of them (thus more often called premaxillæ or premaxillary bones).
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  • Premaxilla — Pre max*il la, n.; pl. {Premaxill[ae]}. [NL. See {Pre }, and {Maxilla}.] (Anat.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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