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submaxilla

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sub⋅max⋅il⋅la

[suhb-mak-sil-uh]
–noun, plural -max⋅il⋅lae [-mak-sil-ee] . Anatomy.
mandible.

Origin:
1895–1900; sub- + maxilla
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sub·max·il·la   (sŭb'māk-sĭl'ə)   
n.   pl. sub·max·il·lae (-māk-sĭl'ē)
The lower jaw or mandible, especially in humans.
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submaxilla sub·max·il·la (sŭb'māk-sĭl'ə)
n.
See mandible.

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