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Descriptor English:   Maxilla 
Descriptor Spanish:   Maxilar 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Maxila 
Tree Number:   A02.835.232.781.324.502.645
A14.521.645
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   the upper jaw bone (jawbone) only; check text for loose use of "maxillary" to mean "jaw", not precisely MAXILLA; /blood supply: consider also MAXILLARY ARTERY; /growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; /inj: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; /innerv: consider also MAXILLARY NERVE
See Related English:   Maxillofacial Development
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   8605 
Unique Identifier:   D008437 

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