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anterior surface of maxilla

an·te·ri·or sur·face of max·il·la

[TA]

the surface of the maxilla below the orbit and lateral to the nasal aperture.

Synonym(s): facies anterior corporis maxillae [TA]

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an·te·ri·or sur·face of max·il·la

(an-tērē-ŏr sŭrfăs mak-silă) [TA]

Surface of maxilla below the orbit and lateral to the nasal aperture.

References in periodicals archive

Periosteum and soft tissue adherent to the anterior surface of maxilla were carefully removed under dissecting microscope to visualize the infraorbital foramen, infraorbital margin and infraorbital notch (Fig.

Morphometric analysis of infraorbital foramen in human fetuses/Analisis morfometrico del foramen infraorbital en fetos humanos

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