Definition of "intermaxillary" [in•ter•max•il•la•ry]

• Between the maxillae. (adjective)
• An intermaxilla or premaxilla. (noun)

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• "Because of its coalescence with the maxillaries, the intermaxillary in man was not discovered until Vicq d'Azyr and Goethe found it separate in the embryo."
• "[76] But in seeking for the intermaxillary bone in man he was guided by its position relative to the maxillaries -- it must be the bone between the anterior ends of the maxillaries, a bone whose limits are indicated in the adult only by surface grooves."
• "In the majority of cases this wide gap in the alveolus in front can be filled by forcible fracture of the projecting intermaxillary bone, which is then carried into line with the normal alveolar arch and there sutured until osseous union is secured."