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upper jaw

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009067

The bones that form the upper part of the jaw, the roof of the mouth, and parts of the eye socket and nose. The upper jaw holds the top teeth in place and supports muscles involved in chewing and facial expressions. It is a major bone in the face. Also called maxilla.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009067
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsmaxilla
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "The bones that form the upper part of the jaw, the roof of the mouth, and parts of the eye socket and nose. The upper jaw holds the top teeth in place and supports muscles involved in chewing and facial expressions. It is a major bone in the face. Also called maxilla.",
  "synonyms": [
    "maxilla"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/upper-jaw/"
}

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