PREMAXILLA

‖Pre″max‐il″la (?), n.; pl. Premaxillæ (#). [[NL. See Pre-, and Maxilla.]] (Anat.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillæ become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.