premaxilla

premaxilla
1. incisive bone. 2. The central isolated bony part in a complete bilateral cleft of the lip. [pre- + L. maxilla, jawbone]

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pre·max·il·la .prē-mak-'sil-ə n, pl -lae -ē either member of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates situated between and in front of the maxillae that in humans form the median anterior part of the superior maxillary bones but in most other mammals are distinct and bear the incisor teeth and in birds coalesce to form the principal part of the upper mandible called also incisive bone

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pre·max·il·la (pre″mak-silґə) 1. TA alternative for os incisivum. 2. the embryonic bone derived from the median nasal prominences that later fuses with the maxilla to form the os incisivum.

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  • Premaxilla — Pre max*il la, n.; pl. {Premaxill[ae]}. [NL. See {Pre }, and {Maxilla}.] (Anat.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • premaxilla — [prē΄mak sil′ə] n. pl. premaxillae [prē΄maks il′ē] [ModL: PRE & MAXILLA] either of two bones in the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated between and in front of the maxillae, and fusing with them in the adult human being premaxillary [prē΄maks′i… …   English World dictionary

  • Premaxilla — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = Days = Precursor = median nasal prominence GivesRiseTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 32 DorlandsSuf = 12664417 The… …   Wikipedia

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  • premaxilla — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1866 either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates between and in front of the maxillae • premaxillary adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • premaxilla — (noun, plural premaxillae) one of the paired, superficial, usually toothed, dermal bones of the upper jaw, proximal or anterior to the maxillaries; in primitive Teleostomi they comprise the middle, in more advanced forms they may comprise the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • premaxilla — premaxillary /pree mak seuh ler ee/, adj. /pree mak sil euh/, n., pl. premaxillae / mak sil ee/. Anat., Zool. one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones. [1865 70; < NL praemaxilla …   Universalium

  • premaxilla — noun Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw …   Wiktionary

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