fronto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. fronto-parietal Brit.

/ˌfrʌntə(ʊ)pəˈrʌɪᵻtl/, U.S.

/ˌfrən(t)oʊpəˈraɪəd(ə)l/.

used in scientific nomenclature for fronti-, the combining form of Latin front-em, frōns front n., chiefly in anatomical and surgical combinations signifying ‘pertaining to the front or forehead and to something else’; as in fronto-auricular, fronto-central, fronto-ethmoid, fronto-ethmoidal, fronto-malar, fronto-mental (see mental adj.²), fronto-nasal, fronto-occipital, fronto-orbital, fronto-parietal, fronto-sphenoidal, fronto-squamosal, fronto-temporal, for which see the word forming the second member of the combination.

1850 R. P. Thomas tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery 208 The fronto-mental, or the facial,..extends from the frontal boss to the point of the chin.

1864 Reader No. 85. 204/1 The fronto-nasal protuberance.

1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 99 The basi-cranial line is from the anterior margin of the foramen magnum to the fronto-nasal suture.

1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 100 The parietal may be one with the frontal, forming a fronto-parietal bone.

1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 214 Thus causing the fronto-orbital edge to be very sharp.

1908 Practitioner Jan. 19 The fronto-central and parietal regions.

1908 Practitioner June 795 The..fronto-ethmoidal cells.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	fronto-
释义	fronto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. fronto-parietal Brit. /ˌfrʌntə(ʊ)pəˈrʌɪᵻtl/, U.S. /ˌfrən(t)oʊpəˈraɪəd(ə)l/. used in scientific nomenclature for fronti-, the combining form of Latin front-em, frōns front n., chiefly in anatomical and surgical combinations signifying ‘pertaining to the front or forehead and to something else’; as in fronto-auricular, fronto-central, fronto-ethmoid, fronto-ethmoidal, fronto-malar, fronto-mental (see mental adj.²), fronto-nasal, fronto-occipital, fronto-orbital, fronto-parietal, fronto-sphenoidal, fronto-squamosal, fronto-temporal, for which see the word forming the second member of the combination. Π 1850 R. P. Thomas tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery 208 The fronto-mental, or the facial,..extends from the frontal boss to the point of the chin. 1864 Reader No. 85. 204/1 The fronto-nasal protuberance. 1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 99 The basi-cranial line is from the anterior margin of the foramen magnum to the fronto-nasal suture. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 100 The parietal may be one with the frontal, forming a fronto-parietal bone. 1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 214 Thus causing the fronto-orbital edge to be very sharp. 1908 Practitioner Jan. 19 The fronto-central and parietal regions. 1908 Practitioner June 795 The..fronto-ethmoidal cells. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form1850
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