MAXILLA 



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MAZOCACOTHESIS 



Maxilla {maks-W -ati) [L. , the jaw-bone : //. , Maxilla]. 

 The bone of the upper jaw, the supra-maxillary bone 

 proper, but applied also to the bone of the lower jaw ; 



i. Anterior aspect of 

 pyramidal process, 

 or canine fossa. 2. 

 Incisive or myrti- 

 form fossa 3. Infra- 

 orbital foramen. 4. 

 Summit of pyramid- 

 al process, or malar 

 process. 5. Posterior 

 aspect of pyramidal 



Erocess. 6. Inferior 

 order of pyramidal 

 Erocess. 7. Posterior 

 order, or maxillary 

 tuberosity. 8. Nasal 

 process. 9. Posterior 

 border, grooved for 

 lacrymal duct. 10. 

 Anterior nasal spine. 

 11. Infra-orbital 

 groove. 12. Summit 

 of nasal process. 13. 

 Posterior and supe- _ ,, „ '' 



rior angle u Su SupERIOR Maxillary Bone, Exter- 

 perior border?' «. NAL Aspect. 



Anterior border of nasal process. 16. Notch for anterior 

 opening of nasal fossae. 



1. Body of bone 

 and external 

 oblique line. 2. 

 Ramus. 3. Sym- 

 physis. 4. In- 

 cisive fossa. 5. 

 Mental fora- 

 men. 6. De- 

 pression in in- 

 ferior border 

 for attachment 

 of digastric 

 muscle. 7. 

 Depression for 

 passage of 

 facial artery. 



8. Angle of jaw. 



9. Posterior ex- 

 tremity of in- 

 ternal oblique 

 line. 10. Coro- 

 noid process. 11. Condyle. 12. Sigmoid notch. 13. Origin of 

 inferior dental canal. 14. Mylo-hyoid groove. 15. Alveolar 

 border, a. Incisors, b. Bicuspids, c. Canines, m. Molars. 



among insects and crustaceans, a member of one of the 

 pairs of gnathites behind and below the mandibles. 



Maxillar {niaks'-il-ar), Maxillary (maks'-il-a-re) 

 [maxilla, jaw-bone]. Pertaining to the maxillae or 

 jaws. M. Bones, the bones of the jaws, consisting 

 of an inferior or lower, and a superior or upper jaw. 

 M. Nerve, Inferior. See Nerves, Table of. M. 

 Nerve, Superior. See Nerves, Table of. M. Sinus, 

 the antrum of Highmore. 



Maxillen (inaks'-il-en) [maxilla, jaw-bone]. Belong- 

 ing to the maxillary bone in itself. 



Maxilliform {maks-il f -if-orm) [maxilla, jaw ; forma, 

 form]. Shaped like a jaw-bone. 



Maxilliped, Maxillipede (maks-il' '-ip-ed ', maks-il' -ip-ld) 

 [maxilla, jaw; pes, foot]. In biology, one of the 

 foot-jaws or gnathopodites of a crustacean. 



Maxillitis (mahs-il-i'-tis) [maxilla, jaw; trig, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of a maxillary gland. 



Maxillo-dentary (maks-il-o-den' -tar-e) [maxilla, jaw ; 

 dens, tooth]. Pertaining to the jaw and the teeth. 



Maxillo-jugal (maks-il-o-ju'-gal) [maxilla, jaw; fit- 

 gum, yoke]. Pertaining to the jaw and the malar 

 bone. 



Maxillo-mandibular [maks-il-o-man-dib' '-u-lar) [max- 

 illa, jaw; mandibula, lower jaw]. Pertaining to the 

 upper jaw and the lower jaw. 



Maxillo-palatine {maks-il-o-pal> '-at-iti) [maxilla, jaw ; 



Inferior Maxillary Bone, External 

 Aspect. 



palatum, palate]. Pertaining to the maxilla and the 

 palatine bone. 



Maxillo-palpebralis (jnaks-il-o-pal-pe-bra' -lis). Syno- 

 nym of Orbicularis palpebrarum. See Muscles, Table of. 



Maxillo -pharyngeal {maks-il-o-far-in' -je-al ) [maxilla, 

 jaw ; (j>dpvy^, pharynx]. Pertaining to the jaw and 

 the pharynx. 



Maxillo-turbinal {maks-il-o-tur'-bin-al) [maxilla, 

 jaw ; turbo, whirlwind]. Pertaining to the maxillo- 

 turbinal bone. M.-t. Bone, the inferior turbinate 

 bone. 



Maximal (maks r -im-al) [maximus, the greatest]. Per- 

 taining to the maximum ; highest or largest. M. 

 Contraction, the extreme height of the lift or mus- 

 cular contraction reached by gradually increased stim- 

 ulus. M. Thermometer, a clinical thermometer with 

 a device (a pin on top of the mercurial column) for 

 preserving a record of the highest temperature to which 

 it may have been subjected since the last observation. 



Maximum {niaks* '-im-uni) [L., the greatest]. The 

 greatest or highest degree. M. Dose, the largest 

 dose of a medicament that may be safely given. M. 

 Occipital Point. See Craniometric Points. 



Maxwell's Spot. A peculiar figure seen when blue light 

 corresponding to blue glass F, of Rathenow's scale, 

 is made to pass with rapid intermissions before the eye. 

 M.'s Theory. See Light. 



May {ma) [Maia, the goddess of growth]. The name 

 of the fifth month. Also, a descriptive term applied 

 to many flowers that mature in that month. M. -ap- 

 ple. See Podophyllum. M. -epidemic, a synonym 

 in Europe for Croupous Pneumonia. M. -flower. 

 See Trailing Arbutus. M.-weed. See Manila. 



Mayer's Alcoholic Carmin. See Stains, Table of. 

 M.'s Cochineal. See Stains, Table of. M.'s Hem- 

 alum Staining Fluid. See Stains, Table of. M.'s 

 Reagent. See Tests, Table of. M.'s Solution, a 

 culture-medium for bacteria. It contains di-hydropo- 

 tassic phosphate, calcic phosphate, and magnesium 

 sulphate, each .1 gram, pepsin .23 gram, and 15 per 

 cent, solution of sugar-candy 20 c.c. 



Mayet's Formula. See Alimentation, Rectal. M.'s 

 Paste, a caustic paste composed of zinc chlorid 8 

 parts, zinc oxid I part, w r heat flour 7 parts, water I 

 part. 



Mayhem {ma' -hem) [OF., mehaigner, to hurt]. A 

 legal term signifying the violent and unauthorized 

 privation by another, of any useful part or organ of the 

 body ; mutilation ; maiming. 



Maynard's Adhesive Liquid. Same as Collodion. 



Mayor's Scarf. A simple dressing for fracture of the 

 clavicle. It is made of a square of muslin, the diag- 

 onal being long enough to reach easily around the 

 body. It is folded diagonally, and the forearm placed 

 between the folds and laid horizontally across the 

 chest ; the ends of the diagonal are tied together at the 

 back, and the other two ends are drawn snugly up in 

 front so as to support the weight of the arm. and tied 

 together around the neck. See Handkerchicf-dn 



Mays (mdz) [L.]. The genus Z<a , </. ■?■. 



Maza [ma'-zah) [//<K", cake]. The placenta. 



Mazalgia [ma-zal'-ge-ah)[iia r 6q, breast; d/ yor, pain]. 

 Mastalgia, or mastodynia. 



Mazalysis {ma-zal'-is-is) [//«(a, cake; a priv. ; / 

 loosing]. Retention of the placenta. Sometimes used 

 as synonym of Mazolysis, q. v. 



Mazic {ma'-zik) [}ia^a, placenta]. Pertaining to the 

 placenta. 



Mazischesis (ma-zis'-kes-is). Synonym of M,- 



Mazocacothesis [nia-zo-kak-oth'-es-is) [ua^a, cake: 

 k(ik6c, ill ; Ofaig, placing]. Faulty implantation of th« 

 placenta. 



