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Maxilla vs Axilla - What's the difference?

maxilla | axilla |

As nouns the difference between maxilla and axilla

is that maxilla is either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw while axilla is the armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

maxilla

English

(wikipedia maxilla)

Noun

  • Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
  • Arachnid mouthpart

    • Synonyms

    * jawbone * maxillary bone * (Arachnid mouthpart) endite

    Derived terms

    * maxillar * maxillary * maxillectomy * maxilliferous * maxilliform * maxillo- * maxillotomy

    axilla

    English

    Noun

    (axillae)
  • The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  • (botany, uncommon)