hemimaxilla

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noun

Either half of a maxilla

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Meanings

nounhemimaxilla (plural hemimaxillae)

plural hemimaxillae

  1. Either half of a maxilla
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    Immunohistochemistry was performed to quantitatively evaluate tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2) expression in serial sections of each hemimaxilla.

    2015 August 14, “Green Tea Modulates Cytokine Expression in the Periodontium and Attenuates Alveolar Bone Resorption in Type 1 Diabetic Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hemi- + maxilla.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hemimaxilla

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Cite this entry
APA

hemimaxilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimaxilla

MLA

“hemimaxilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimaxilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemimaxilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimaxilla.

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