| maxillotomy |
surgical sectioning of the maxilla which allows movement of all or a part of the maxilla into the desired position.
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| maxilloturbinal b. |
concha nasalis inferior.
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| maxillae |
the upper jaw.
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| maxillae |
Maxillae are the caterpillar's mouthparts that grasp the food. The maxillae also have taste cells; these chemical detectors tell the caterpillar to eat when the food is appropriate, and not to eat when the food is not appropriate. Caterpillars are very limited in their diet; many species will only eat the leaves of a single type of plant. In the adult stage (butterflies and moths), the maxillae are long, forming the proboscis. ...
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