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Descriptor English:

Jaw

Descriptor Spanish:

Maxilares

Descriptor Portuguese:

Arcada Osseodentária

Synonyms English:

Jaws

Tree Number:

Definition English:

Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.

Indexing Annotation English:

upper jaw = MAXILLA; lower jaw = MANDIBLE; French "maxillaires" usually means jaws not necessarily maxilla

Consider also terms at English:

MANDIB- and MAXILL-

Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:

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History Note English:

1965; was JAWS 1963-1964

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

7738

Unique Identifier:

D007568

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