SUTURA INTERMAXILLARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sutura intermaxillaris mean? 

• SUTURA INTERMAXILLARIS (noun)
  The noun SUTURA INTERMAXILLARIS has 1 sense:

1. the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone

  Familiarity information: SUTURA INTERMAXILLARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUTURA INTERMAXILLARIS (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 ("sutura intermaxillaris" is a kind of...):

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

Holonyms ("sutura intermaxillaris" is a part of...):

maxilla; maxillary; upper jaw; upper jawbone (the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium)