UPPER JAW

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

Synonyms:

maxilla; maxillary; upper jaw; upper jawbone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("upper jaw" is a kind of...):

jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)

Meronyms (parts of "upper jaw"):

hard palate (the bony part of the roof of the mouth)

intermaxillary suture; sutura intermaxillaris (the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone)