fronto-

Word Origin

a combining form used in compound words referring to the frontal bone or lobe (frontoparietal) or, in meteorological terms, to a frontal zone (frontogenesis).

Origin

Latin front- (stem of frōns) forehead, front + -o-

Related Words

frontogenesis
frontolysis
frontoparietal

fronto-
combining form

ETYMOLOGY front (I)

: boundary of an air mass
frontogenesis

fronto-|ˈfrɒntəʊ|used in scientific nomenclature for fronti-, the combining form of L. front-em, frōns front, chiefly in anatomical and surgical combs. signifying ‘pertaining to the front or forehead and to something else’; as in fronto-auricular, fronto-ethmoid, fronto-malar, fronto-mental (see mental a.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.1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 221 The fronto-mental, or the facial, extends from the frontal boss to the point of the chin.1864Reader No. 85. 204/1 The fronto-nasal protuberance.1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 99 The basi-cranial line is from the anterior margin of the foramen magnum to the fronto-nasal suture.1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 100 The parietal may be one with the frontal, forming a fronto-parietal bone.1886F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 214 Thus causing the fronto-orbital edge to be very sharp.

fronto- /ˈfrɒntəʊ/ combining form. M19.

ORIGIN: Irreg. from Latin frons, frontis front noun: see -o-.

Used (chiefly Anatomy) to form adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to the forehead and —’, as fronto-nasal, fronto-occipital, fronto-parietal, etc.

fronto-
combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin front-, frons forehead, brow, front — more at brink
1. : frontal bone and
< frontoparietal >
: frontal lobe and
< frontopontine >
2. [front (I) + -o-] : boundary of an air mass
< frontogenesis >

词汇	fronto-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary fronto- Word Origin 1 a combining form used in compound words referring to the frontal bone or lobe (frontoparietal) or, in meteorological terms, to a frontal zone (frontogenesis). Origin Latin front- (stem of frōns) forehead, front + -o- Related Words frontogenesis frontolysis frontoparietal fronto- combining form ETYMOLOGY front (I) : boundary of an air mass frontogenesis fronto-\|ˈfrɒntəʊ\|used in scientific nomenclature for fronti-, the combining form of L. front-em, frōns front, chiefly in anatomical and surgical combs. signifying ‘pertaining to the front or forehead and to something else’; as in *fronto-auricular, fronto-ethmoid, fronto-malar, fronto-mental* (see mental a.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.1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif.* 221 The fronto-mental, or the facial, extends from the frontal boss to the point of the chin.1864Reader No. 85. 204/1 The fronto-nasal protuberance.1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 99 The basi-cranial line is from the anterior margin of the foramen magnum to the fronto-nasal suture.1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 100 The parietal may be one with the frontal, forming a fronto-parietal bone.1886F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 214 Thus causing the fronto-orbital edge to be very sharp. fronto- /ˈfrɒntəʊ/ combining form. M19. ORIGIN: Irreg. from Latin frons, frontis front noun: see -o-. Used (chiefly Anatomy) to form adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to the forehead and —’, as fronto-nasal, fronto-occipital, fronto-parietal, etc. fronto- combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin front-, frons forehead, brow, front — more at brink 1. : frontal bone and < frontoparietal > : frontal lobe and < frontopontine > 2. [front (I) + -o-] : boundary of an air mass < frontogenesis > fronto- Prefix anatomy Forms words related to the frontal lobes Derived terms See Category:English words prefixed with fronto-
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