Maxilla
"Maxilla" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.502.645 A14.521.645
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| Concept/Terms |
Maxilla- Maxilla
- Maxillas
- Maxillary Bone
- Bone, Maxillary
- Bones, Maxillary
- Maxillary Bones
- Maxillae
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