circumoraladj.

Etymology: < circum- prefix 2 + Latin os, or- mouth.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: circumˈoral.

Physiology.

Situated around the mouth.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective]

mouthly1537

oral1631

osculara1785

circumoral1849

perioral1855

adoral1862

pre-oral1870

orolingual1891

orifacial1892

orofacial1960

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 50/1 All the circumoral arms are crowded with vibratile organs.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 320 The circumoral region is full and fleshy.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 200 In the Crinoida the circumoral suckers acquire the function of tentacles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	circumoral
释义	circumoraladj. Etymology: < circum- prefix 2 + Latin os, or- mouth.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: circumˈoral. Physiology. Situated around the mouth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective] mouthly1537 oral1631 osculara1785 circumoral1849 perioral1855 adoral1862 pre-oral1870 orolingual1891 orifacial1892 orofacial1960 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 50/1 All the circumoral arms are crowded with vibratile organs. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 320 The circumoral region is full and fleshy. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 200 In the Crinoida the circumoral suckers acquire the function of tentacles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1849
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