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Descriptor
English
:
Maxilla
Descriptor
Spanish
:
maxilar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Maxila
Synonyms
English
:
Bone, Maxillary
Bones, Maxillary
Maxillae
Maxillary Bone
Maxillary Bones
Maxillas
Tree Number:
A02.835.232.781.324.502.645
A14.521.645
Definition
English
:
One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the
MAXILLARY SINUS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
the upper jaw bone (jawbone) only; check text for loose use of "maxillary" to mean "jaw", not precisely
MAXILLA
;
/blood supply
: consider also
MAXILLARY ARTERY
; /growth: consider also
MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT
; /inj: consider also
MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES
; /innerv: consider also
MAXILLARY NERVE
See Related
English
:
Maxillofacial Development
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8605
Unique Identifier:
D008437
Occurrence in VHL
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