Relating to the maxilla, or upper jaw.
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max·il·lary 'mak-sə-.ler-ē, chiefly Brit mak-'sil-ə-rē adj of, relating to, being, or associated with a maxilla <\maxillary teeth> <\maxillary sinusitis>
1) MAXILLA (2b)
2) a maxillary part (as a nerve or blood vessel)
Medical dictionary. 2011.