nasomaxillary

English

Etymology

naso- +‎ maxillary

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪləɹi
  • Rhymes: -æksɪlɛəɹi

Adjective

nasomaxillary (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the nasal bone and the upper jaw
    • 2015 October 17, “Cephalometric Analysis of the Facial Skeletal Morphology of Female Patients Exhibiting Skeletal Class II Deformity with and without Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthrosis”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The reduced condylar growth may enhance the development of N-Me from nasomaxillary complex growth and dentoalveolar development [25 ].
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