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MAXILLOMANDIBULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maxillomandibular mean?
• MAXILLOMANDIBULAR (adjective)
The adjective MAXILLOMANDIBULAR has 1 sense:
1. relating to the upper and lower jaws
Familiarity information: MAXILLOMANDIBULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAXILLOMANDIBULAR (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to the upper and lower jaws
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
Context examples
A rare, aggressive malignant tumor that originates from an odontogenic cyst in the maxillomandibular region.
(Ameloblastic Carcinoma Derived From Odontogenic Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
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