maxillopalatine

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adjective

Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.

“the maxillopalatine process of the maxilla”

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Meanings

adjectivemaxillopalatine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.

    the maxillopalatine process of the maxilla

nounmaxillopalatine (plural maxillopalatines)

plural maxillopalatines

  1. anatomyThat area of the skull.

Origin

From maxillo- + palatine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with maxillopalatine

palatinecraniopalatinedermopalatineethmopalatineglossopalatinehyopalatineinterpalatinenasopalatinepostpalatinepterygopalatinesphenopalatine
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Cite this entry
APA

maxillopalatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillopalatine

MLA

“maxillopalatine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillopalatine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maxillopalatine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillopalatine.

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