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Definition of Premaxillary
1. a. Situated in front of the maxillary bones; pertaining to the premaxillæ; intermaxillary.
Definition of Premaxillary
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the premaxillae ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Premaxillary
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Premaxillary
Literary usage of Premaxillary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"By its cranial border it articulates with the nasal bone dorsally and with the
premaxillary bone ventrally. Its dorsal end articulates medially with the ..."
2. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"premaxillary bones and a complete cleft, was treated by moving the bones- backward
and ... There was a complete separation of the premaxillary bones, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... while except in one known instance the front of the upper jaw, the premaxillary,
was toothless as well. But in the rear of both jaws were grinding teeth ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1870)
"Owen made a restoration of the skull, in which the premaxillary and maxillary
bones have ... But in Dimorphodon it is said of the premaxillary, " The pair, ..."
5. Contributions from the E.M. Museum of Geology and Archæology of Princeton by Princeton University, E.M. Museum of Geology and Archaeology (1878)
"Dotted lines indicate the premaxillary spine (estimated). ... Right maxillary
and premaxillary. (This has never been drawn before, and was kindly lent to us ..."
6. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"... it differs, however, in having the bones of the frontal region to some extent
bulging over the broad superior base of the premaxillary (see Fig. 4). ..."
7. The American Specialist (1881)
"the premaxillary portion of the nose. Repeat the breathing-test. If the sniffling
is now relieved, obstruction of the vestibule or the premaxillary region ..."
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