maxillofacial

maxillofacial

English

Etymology

maxillo- +‎ facial

Adjective

maxillofacial (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the jaw and face.
   • 2009 February 3, Jane E. Brody, “Best Treatment for TMJ May Be Nothing”, in New York Times‎:

     Women represent up to 90 percent of patients who seek treatment, Dr. Leonard B. Kaban, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an interview.

Related terms

• maxilla
• facial

Translations

of or relating to the jaw and face

Czech: maxilofaciální Greek: γναθοπροσωπικός (el) m (gnathoprosopikós)

Spanish: maxilofacial m