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INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intermaxillary suture mean?
• INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE (noun)
The noun INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE has 1 sense:
1. the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
Familiarity information: INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
intermaxillary suture; sutura intermaxillaris
Hypernyms ("intermaxillary suture" is a kind of...):
fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))
Holonyms ("intermaxillary suture" is a part of...):
maxilla; maxillary; upper jaw; upper jawbone (the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium)
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