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Definition of maxillary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maxillary

adjective

/mækˈsɪləri/

/ˈmæksɪleri/

[only before noun] (anatomy)

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relating to or affecting the jaw
- a maxillary fracture
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