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Webster 1913 Edition


Premaxilla

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Pre′max-il′la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Premaxillæ
(#)
.
[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 premaxillæ become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.