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circummaxillary

circummaxillary adjective: surrounding the jaw.

Adjective

circummaxillary (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the jaw

Origin of circummaxillary

From circum- + maxillary.

Words that rhyme with circummaxillary

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Questions about circummaxillary

What does circummaxillary mean?
Circummaxillary means surrounding the jaw.
What part of speech is circummaxillary?
Circummaxillary is an adjective.

Words near circummaxillary in the dictionary

  1. circumlunar
  2. circummandibular
  3. circummarginal
  4. circummarginate
  5. circummartian
  6. circummaxillary
  7. circummediterranean
  8. circummedullary
  9. circummeridian
  10. circummultiple
  11. circummundane

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