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MAXILLOFACIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maxillofacial mean? 

MAXILLOFACIAL (adjective)
  The adjective MAXILLOFACIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)play

  Familiarity information: MAXILLOFACIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAXILLOFACIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

maxillofacial surgery

Domain category:

surgery (the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures)

Pertainym:

face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)


 Context examples 


It occurs in the maxillofacial skeleton or the gingiva.

(Benign Odontogenic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.

(Oral Surgery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A dentist specializing in the diagnosis and non-surgical management of medically-related disorders or conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.

(Oral Medicine Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)



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