Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to the jaw and face.
Women represent up to 90 percent of patients who seek treatment, Dr. Leonard B. Kaban, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an interview.
2009 February 3, Jane E. Brody, “Best Treatment for TMJ May Be Nothing”, in New York Times1 more example
It wasn't long after arriving in Boulongne that Valadier convinced the general staff at the hospital to allow him to establish a temporary jaw unit in nearby Wimereux to handle the large number of maxillofacial injuries arriving from the front.
2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 47
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinmāxilla
- Englishmaxillo-
- Latinfaciēs
- Medieval Latinfaciālis
- Englishfacial
- Englishmaxillofacial
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 頜面 /颌面
- 頜面 /颌面 (hémiàn)of or relating to the jaw and face
Czech maxilofaciální
- maxilofaciálníof or relating to the jaw and face
Greek γναθοπροσωπικός
- γναθοπροσωπικός (gnathoprosopikós)of or relating to the jaw and face
Italian maxillofacciale
- maxillofaccialeof or relating to the jaw and face
Portuguese maxilofacial
- maxilofacialof or relating to the jaw and face
Spanish maxilofacial
- maxilofacialof or relating to the jaw and face
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with maxillofacial
Cite this entry
maxillofacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillofacial
“maxillofacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillofacial. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maxillofacial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillofacial.
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