adj :  of, relating to, being, or associated with a maxilla < blood vessels>  <a element> 
, n, pl  -lar*ies  1  :  MAXILLA 2b  2  :  a maxillary part (as a nerve or blood vessel) .
 
 chiefly Brit   
 
Similar sounding terms:  mu·co·cil·i·ary 
 
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