Premaxilla

Premaxilla

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The premaxilla is a pair of small cranial bones at the very tip of the jaws of many animals, usually bearing teeth, but not always. They are connected to the maxilla and the nasals.

The term "premaxilla" can also be used as a synonym for incisive bone.

External links

* http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/topics/mammal_anatomy/premaxillae_of_bats.html


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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

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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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