oromaxillary

oromaxillary

English

Etymology

oro- +‎ maxillary

Adjective

oromaxillary (not comparable)

1. Relating to the mouth and the maxilla.
   • 1947, William Lincoln Ballenger, ‎Howard Charles Ballenger, ‎John Jacob Ballenger, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear (page 208)

     Other and less common causes for an oromaxillary fistula are infections, cysts and neoplasms of the maxilla which may destroy the intervening bone, resulting in a fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity.

Related terms

• oromaxillar

Translations

Translations

Finnish: suuhun ja yläleuanluuhun liittyvä, suu- ja yläleuanluu- German: oromaxilliär

Polish: usto-szczękowy