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/mak sil'oh fay"sheuhl/, adj. Anat.of, pertaining to, or affecting the jaws and the face: maxillofacial surgery.[1920-25; MAXILL(A) + -O- + FACIAL]
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maxillofacial — [mak sil΄ə fā′shəl] adj. of or having to do with the jaws and face [a maxillofacial surgeon] … English World dictionary
maxillofacial — adjective Date: circa 1923 of, relating to, or treating the maxilla and the face < maxillofacial surgeons > … New Collegiate Dictionary
maxillofacial — Pertaining to the jaws and face, particularly with reference to specialized surgery of this region. * * * max·il·lo·fa·cial fā shəl adj of, relating to, treating, or affecting the maxilla and the face <maxillofacial surgery> * * * adj.… … Medical dictionary
maxillofacial — adjective of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) maxillofacial surgery • Pertains to noun: ↑face • Topics: ↑surgery … Useful english dictionary
Maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist — is the term used in the United Kingdom for a specialist who delivers facial, ocular and other prostheses which restore form and function to the body. In the United States, this specialty is known as anaplastology. In the UK,[1] the main governing … Wikipedia
maxillofacial surgery — oral and maxillofacial s … Medical dictionary
maxillofacial — adjective Of or relating to the jaw and face. See Also: maxilla, facial … Wiktionary
maxillofacial — [makˌsɪlə(ʊ) feɪʃ(ə)l, ˌmaksɪlə(ʊ) ] adjective Anatomy relating to the jaws and face. Origin C19: from maxillo (combining form of L. maxilla jaw ) + facial … English new terms dictionary
maxillofacial — max·il·lo·facial … English syllables
maxillofacial — adj. describing or relating to the region of the face, jaws, and related structures … The new mediacal dictionary
