Maxillofacial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Maxillofacial is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the jaw and face.
Meaning
Of or relating to the jaw and face.
Example Sentences
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.
It wasn't long after arriving in Boulongne that Valadier convinced the general staff at the hospital to allow him to establish a temporary jaw unit in nearby Wimereux to handle the large number of maxillofacial injuries arriving from the front.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prosthodontist, prosthetics, traumatology, mandibulofacial, oromaxillofacial, maxillodental.
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