Definition of Maxillomandibular

1. Adjective. Relating to the upper and lower jaws.

Partainyms: Jaw

Definition of Maxillomandibular

1. a. Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve.

Definition of Maxillomandibular

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Maxillomandibular

1. Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible (the upper and lower jaws). For example the maxillomandibular nerve. (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maxillomandibular

maxilliform
maxilliped
maxillipedary
maxillipeds
maxillitis
maxillo-
maxillodental
maxillofacial
maxillofacial development
maxillofacial injuries
maxillofacial prosthesis
maxillofacial prosthesis implantation
maxillojugal
maxillomandibular (current term)
maxillomandibular fixation
maxillomandibular record
maxillomandibular registration
maxillomandibular relation
maxillomandibular traction
maxilloorbital
maxillopalatine
maxillopalatines
maxillotomy
maxilloturbinal
maxilloturbinals
maxillæ
maxim
maxima

Literary usage of Maxillomandibular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"270. maxillomandibular (mak - sil ' б -man - dib ' filar), a. [< maxilla + mandíbula + -ars.~\ Pertaining to both jaws—that is, to the maxilla and to the ..."

2. Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Current Bibliographies in by Martha H. Glock, James A. Lipton (1996)
"Le Bell Y, Lehtinen R, Peltomaki T, Peltola J. Function of masticatory system after surgical-orthodontic correction of maxillomandibular discrepancies. ..."

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