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maxillofacial

maxillofacial adjective: of or relating to the jaw and face.

Adjective

maxillofacial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the jaw and face.
    • Women represent up to 90 percent of patients who seek treatment, Dr. Leonard B. Kaban, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an interview.2009 February 3, Jane E. Brody, “Best Treatment for TMJ May Be Nothing”, in New York Times
    • It wasn't long after arriving in Boulongne that Valadier convinced the general staff at the hospital to allow him to establish a temporary jaw unit in nearby Wimereux to handle the large number of maxillofacial injuries arriving from the front.2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 47

Origin of maxillofacial

From maxillo- + facial.

Words that rhyme with maxillofacial

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Questions about maxillofacial

What does maxillofacial mean?
Maxillofacial means of or relating to the jaw and face.
What part of speech is maxillofacial?
Maxillofacial is an adjective.

Words near maxillofacial in the dictionary

  1. maxillipeds
  2. maxillo-
  3. maxillo-mandibular
  4. maxillo-palatine
  5. maxillodental
  6. maxillofacial
  7. maxilloincisive
  8. maxillojugal
  9. maxillolabial
  10. maxillolacrimal
  11. maxillomandibular

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