Upper+jaw
11Jaw — The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw came from the Anglo Saxon ceowan meaning to chew. * * * 1. One of the two bony structures, in which the teeth are set, forming… …
12Jaw — The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to the mouth. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of …
13jaw — I n. 1) to move one s jaw (his jaw was broken and he could not move it) 2) to set one s jaw (she set her jaw in determination) 3) to dislocate one s jaw 4) the lower; upper jaw 5) (misc.) snatched from the jaws of death II v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) …
14jaw — jaw1 [dʒo: US dʒo:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: joe] 1.) one of the two bones that your teeth are in ▪ a broken jaw lower/upper jaw ▪ an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw 2.) [C usually singular] the lower part of your… …
15upper jawbone — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium • Syn: ↑upper jaw, ↑maxilla, ↑maxillary • Derivationally related forms: ↑maxillary (for: ↑maxillary) • Hype …
16jaw — noun 1) a broken jaw Syn: jawbone, lower/upper jaw, jowl; Anatomy mandible, maxilla 2) (jaws) the wolf held the rat in its jaws Syn: mouth, maw, muzzle; teeth, fan …
17jaw — n. either the maxilla (upper jaw) or the mandible (lower jaw). The jaws form the framework of the mouth and provide attachment for the teeth …
18upper alveolar index — noun : the ratio of the maximum external breadth to the external length of the upper jaw multiplied by 100 …
19Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome — or UARS is a sleep disorder characterized by airway resistance to breathing during sleep. The primary symptoms include daytime sleepiness and excessive fatigue.Medical community thoughts on UARSThere is question in the medical community as to not …
20jaw — ► NOUN 1) each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. 2) (jaws) the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate. 3) (jaws) the gripping parts of a wrench …
