MAXILLOFACIAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)

Example:

maxillofacial surgery

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

surgery (the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures)

Pertainym:

face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)