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)