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maxillofacial

maxillofacial

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maxillofacial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the jaw and face.
    • 2009 February 3, Jane E. Brody, “Best Treatment for TMJ May Be Nothing”, in New York Times:
      Women represent up to 90 percent of patients who seek treatment, Dr. Leonard B. Kaban, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an interview.

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