maxilla

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maxilla and maxilla (arthropod mouthpart)

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”), diminutive of māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mækˈsɪl.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

maxilla (plural maxillae or (obsolete) maxillæ or maxillas)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Synonym of jaw.

   Synonym: jawbone

   1. An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.

      Synonym: maxillary bone

      Coordinate term: mandible

   2. (anatomy) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
2. (zootomy) One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.

   Synonym: (in arachnids) endite

Derived terms

• endomaxilla
• hemimaxilla
• intermaxilla
• maxillar, maxillary
• maxillate
• maxillectomy
• maxilliferous
• maxilliform
• maxillo-, maxill-
• premaxilla
• septomaxilla
• submaxilla
• supermaxilla, supramaxilla

Translations

bone of upper jaw

Bulgarian: горна челюст f (gorna čeljust) Catalan: maxil·lar m Chinese: Mandarin: 上頜骨 / 上颌骨 (shànghégǔ, (Taiwan) shànggégǔ) Dutch: kaakbeen (nl) n Estonian: ülalõualuu Finnish: yläleuanluu (fi) Greek: άνω γνάθος f (áno gnáthos) Hungarian: felső állcsont (hu) Italian: mascella (it) f Polish: szczęka (pl) f Portuguese: maxila (pt) f Russian: верхняя че́люсть m (verxnjaja čéljustʹ) Scottish Gaelic: pìos àrd a' ghuib m Spanish: maxila (es) f Swedish: överkäke (sv), maxill Tagalog: taasihang Telugu: జంభిక (te) (jambhika) Turkish: maksilla, maxilla, üst çene kemiği

References

• “maxilla”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “maxilla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.