upper jaw bone

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• jaw bone upper — maxilla …   Medical dictionary

• Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …   Medical dictionary

• jaw — jaw1 jawless, adj. /jaw/, n. 1. either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth. 2. the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen. 3. jaws, anything… …   Universalium

• Jaw — The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw came from the Anglo Saxon ceowan meaning to chew. * * * 1. One of the two bony structures, in which the teeth are set, forming… …   Medical dictionary

• Jaw — The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to the mouth. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of …   Wikipedia

• Bone disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M80 M90 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• jaw — noun 1 bone that contains teeth ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, lower ▪ top, upper ▪ firm, strong ▪ clenched …   Collocations dictionary

• Palatine bone — Bone: Palatine bone Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Horizontal part of palatine bone visible at bottom.) …   Wikipedia

• jaw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Osteonecrosis of the jaw — Osteonecrosis of the jaws Classification and external resources Osteonecrosis of the jaw of the upper left jaw in a patient diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• Radium jaw — is an occupational disease brought on by the ingestion and subsequent absorption of radium into the bones of Radium dial painters. The symptoms are necrosis of the mandible (lower jawbone) and the maxilla (upper jaw) as well as constant bleeding… …   Wikipedia