mandibulo-|mænˈdɪbjʊləʊ|irreg. combining form (see -o-) of L. mandibula mandible, used in compounds with the sense ‘pertaining to the mandible (and some other part)’, as mandibulo-hyoid, mandibulo-maxillary, mandibulo-suspensorialadjs.1870Rolleston Anim. Life 105 The mandibulo-maxillary apodema.1875Huxley in Encycl.Brit. I. 760/1 The hyosuspensorial and mandibulo-suspensorial ligaments.
mandibulo-/manˈdɪbjʊləʊ/combining form. L19.
ORIGIN: formed as mandibular: see -o-.
Forming adjectives with the sense ‘pertaining to the mandible’, as mandibulo-hyoid, mandibulo-maxillary, etc.