See Also: premaxillary(medicine)
premaxillary(dictionary)
premaxillary bone(medicine)
premaxillary suture(medicine)

whetstone (oh) and premaxillary (iou)


whetstone (oh)



a stone used to make the blade of cutting tools sharp

premaxillary (iou)



premaxillary adjective & noun. M19.
[from PRE- 2 + MAXILLARY.]
Anatomy & Zoology.
A. adjective. Situated in front of the upper jaw; esp. designating either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw situated in front of and between (and in humans fused with) the maxillae. M19.
b. noun. A premaxillary bone. M19.