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retromaxillary

retromaxillary adjective: behind the maxilla.

Adjective

retromaxillary (not comparable)

  1. Behind the maxilla

Origin of retromaxillary

From retro- + maxillary.

Questions about retromaxillary

What does retromaxillary mean?
Retromaxillary means behind the maxilla.
What part of speech is retromaxillary?
Retromaxillary is an adjective.

Words near retromaxillary in the dictionary

  1. retromargin
  2. retromarginal
  3. retromargins
  4. retromastoid
  5. retromaxillar
  6. retromaxillary
  7. retromediastinal
  8. retromer
  9. retromers
  10. retromesenteric
  11. retromicrognathia

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