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What is a maxilla?

What is a maxilla? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
  2. Arachnid mouthpart
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The right maxilla, measuring 4.5 x 4.5 x 5 cm, was received for pathologic evaluation.
The depression is the scar marking the overlap of the jugal process of the zygomatic arch on to the maxilla, as in therian mammals generally.
The maxilla and lacrimal meet on the dorsal rim of this fenestra in a tight, complex suture.
A ventral projection of the jugal extends over the lateral surface of the maxilla.
They occur almost exclusively along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla in white female newborns.
In the dried skin, the maxilla is blackish except for the tip, which is paler.

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