Maxillary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maxillar \Max"il*lar\, Maxillary \Max"il*la*ry\, a. [L.
     maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
     1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,
        but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n. The
        principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  maxillary
       adj : of or relating to the upper jaw