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maxilla
This term is a precise anatomical designation used primarily in medical, dental, and biological contexts. It carries a clinical tone and is rarely used in casual conversation, where terms like upper jaw are preferred. The word evokes a sense of structural rigidity and skeletal architecture.
Because it refers to a specific anatomical structure, it follows standard countability rules for organs, though in a clinical report it often appears in the singular to describe a specific site of injury or surgery.
Meanings
Examples
We studied the maxilla in biology class today.
The fossil shows a distinct deformation of the maxilla.
The fossil shows a distinct deformation of the maxilla.
The surgeon must align the maxilla with precision.
Comparative anatomy reveals variations in the avian maxilla.
Comparative anatomy reveals variations in the avian maxilla.