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- maxillaryOf or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
- maxillipedOne of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
- premaxillaEither of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
- hemimaxillaEither half of a maxilla
- maxillectomysurgical removal of the maxilla
- intermaxillapremaxilla
- maxillarAlternative form of maxillary: Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
- maxilliferousBearing a maxilla.
- maxillipedeAlternative form of maxilliped: One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
- septomaxillaA bone that separates the premaxilla from the maxilla in certain animals.