| maxillae |
jaws; one on each side of the mouth immediately beneath the mandibles, moving transversely, usually corneous at base, and membranaceous or coriaceous at tip, and furnished with one or two palpi.
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| maximum tolerated dose |
The maximum dose that an animal species can tolerate for a major portion of its lifetime without significant impairment or toxic effect other than carcinogenicity.
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| maxillectomy |
Surgical removal of the maxilla.
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| maxillae |
The second pair of jaws in an insect's mouth, used for pushing food down the throat.
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| maxillary teeth |
Teeth located on the two principal dermal bones of the upper jaw in reptiles and amphibians (Peters 1964).
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