maxilla

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin maxilla (“jaw”), a diminutive of māla (“jaw”).

Noun

maxilla (plural maxillas or maxillae or maxillæ)

1. Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
2. Arachnid mouthpart

Synonyms

• jawbone
• maxillary bone
• (Arachnid mouthpart): endite

Derived terms

• maxillar
• maxillary
• maxillectomy
• maxilliferous
• maxilliform
• maxillo-
• maxillotomy

Translations

bone of upper jaw

• Dutch: kaakbeen (nl) n
• Estonian: ülalõualuu (et)
• Finnish: yläleuanluu (fi)
• Greek: άνω γνάθος (el) (áno gnáthos) f 

• Portuguese: maxila (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: pìos àrd a' ghuib (gd) m
• Spanish: maxila (es) f
• Telugu: జంభిక (te)

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Latin

Etymology

From māla (“cheek, cheekbone”).

Noun

maxilla (genitive maxillae); f, first declension

1. jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw
2. lower part of the face, jaws

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	maxilla	maxillae
genitive	maxillae	maxillārum
dative	maxillae	maxillīs
accusative	maxillam	maxillās
ablative	maxillā	maxillīs
vocative	maxilla	maxillae

Descendants

Aromanian: mãseauã English: maxilla, maxillary French: mâcher (to chew), mâchoire (jaw), maxillaire (maxilla; maxillary) Italian: mascella

Portuguese: maxila Romanian: măsea Spanish: mejilla