| maxillary tuberosity | The bulging lower extremity of the posterior surface of the body of the maxilla, behind the root of the last molar tooth. Synonym: tuber maxillae, eminentia maxillae, maxillary eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| maxillary vein | <anatomy, vein> The posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; it joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. Synonym: vena maxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glenohumeral articulation | A ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. Synonym: articulatio humeri, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median anterior maxillary cyst | A cyst in or near the incisive canal, arising from proliferation of epithelial remnants of the nasopalatine duct; the most common maxillary development cyst. Synonym: median anterior maxillary cyst, nasopalatine duct cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median maxillary anterior alveolar cleft | <anatomy> An asymptomatic midline defect of the maxillary anterior ridge; the result of a failure of fusion or development of the lateral halves of the palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peg-and-socket articulation | <anatomy> A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, prop, a bolting together, fr. To fasten with bolts or nails, bolt, nail: cf. F. Gomphose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| periarterial plexus of maxillary artery | <anatomy, artery> An autonomic plexus on the maxillary artery derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: internal maxillary plexus, maxillary plexus, plexus maxillaris internus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle meningeal branch of maxillary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Recurrent branch of maxillary nerve distributed with the anterior branch of the middle meningeal arteyr to the meninges of the anterior portion of the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: ramus meningeus medius nervi maxillaris, middle meningeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound articulation | A joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the telonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym: articulatio complexa, articulatio composita, composite joint, compound articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylar articulation | A modified ball-and-socket synovial joint in which the joint surfaces are elongated or ellipsoidal; it is a biaxial joint, i.e., two axes of motion at right angles to each other, the radiocarpal being an example. Synonym: articulatio ellipsoidea, articulatio condylaris, condylar articulation, condylar joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| confluent articulation | A tendency to run the syllables together in speech. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricoarytenoid articulation | The synovial joint between the base of each arytenoid cartilage and the upper border of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricoarytenoidea, cricoarytenoid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricothyroid articulation | The synovial articulation between the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage and the side of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricothyroidea, cricothyroid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior superior alveolar branches of maxillary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The branches of the superior alveolar nerves that supply the maxillary sinus and the molar tooth. Synonym: rami alveolares superiores posteriores nervi maxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuneonavicular articulation | The synovial joint between the anterior surface of the navicular and the posterior surfaces of the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: articulatio cuneonavicularis, cuneonavicular articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |