Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maxillary

/ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: max-il-lary
IPA: /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.

adj

Of or pertaining to the maxillae of an arthropod.

noun

Alternative form of maxilla.

noun

A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.

Example Sentences

"In the RODENTIA the interorbital space is still larger, by reason of the size of the intermaxillary bones throwing the maxillary backwards and to the sides, where they form the inner orbitar wall, in which the palate bones occupy only a small space. The anterior wall is formed by a process of the maxillary, which contributes to form the zygomatic arch, while the malar is suspended in the middle between the process and that of the temporal bone."
"Neoplastic localisations in the maxillaries can be distinguished between primitive tumour lesions with osteomedullary origin (osteoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, myeloma, etc.) and secondary neoplasms of the maxillaries such as the hematogenous metastasis or the tumours which affect the maxillaries for their adjacency, for example, the lesions in the oral cavity and the salivary glands."
"A tendon extends from the inner surface of the dentary to the postero-lateral surface of the maxillary near the ball and socket joint."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla + -ary.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: māxillāris

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/
British English: /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

maxillar (alternative) maxillaries (plural)

Derived Forms

admaxillary antennomaxillary articulomaxillary bimaxillary circummaxillary coronomaxillary craniomaxillary dentomaxillary ethmomaxillary faciomaxillary frontomaxillary inframaxillary

Phrases

external maxillary artery internal maxillary artery maxillary artery maxillary nerve maxillary palp maxillary sinus maxillary vein

Synonyms

upper jaw upper jawbone maxilla

Rhymes With

auxiliary ancillary capillary axillary papillary pillory pupillary fritillary neurofibrillary premaxillary armillary bacillary

Questions

How do you pronounce maxillary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/.
What does maxillary mean?: Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
Where does maxillary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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