Entry: maxillofacial (adj.)
Definition: Forming
adjectives (often used as nouns) with the sense ‘of or relating to the maxilla
and ——’, as maxillo-facial, maxillo-mandibular, maxillo-nasal,
maxillo-palatine, etc.
Okay, but how about maxilla
(n.)? Anat. and Zool. Either of the pair
of bones forming the upper jaw in vertebrates.
Other: A very distinguished first usage!
1867 T. H. Huxley
in Proc. Zool. Soc. 11 Apr. 419 By the
term ‘maxillo-palatines’ I designate those processes of the maxillary bones
which extend, more or less horizontally, inwards and contribute to the
formation of the roof of the mouth and the anterior and inferior walls of the
nasal chambers.‥
I conceive these maxillo-palatine processes to answer to the palatine processes
of the maxillary bones in mammals.
Also interesting or squeamishness-inducing is the context: “The medical attaché’s particular expertise is the maxillofacial consequences of imbalances in intestinal flora.”
Also interesting or squeamishness-inducing is the context: “The medical attaché’s particular expertise is the maxillofacial consequences of imbalances in intestinal flora.”
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Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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