mento-comb. form

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

/ˌmɛntə(ʊ)ˈleɪbɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌmɛn(t)oʊˈleɪbiəl/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mentum , -o- connective.

Etymology: < classical Latin mentum chin (see mentum n.) + -o- connective.Formations in English are found from the middle of the 19th cent. In mento-labial after French mento-labial, adjective (F. Chaussier, 1833 or earlier) and noun (1810).

Anatomy.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of, relating to, or connecting the chin and ——’, as mento-bregmatic, mento-condylial, mento-gonial, mento-labial, etc.

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1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 30/2 Mento-labial,..Mento-labialis. Under this name Chaussier has united the Levator labii inferioris and quadratus.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-bregmatic, relating to the chin and the top of the head.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-condylial, relating to the chin and the condyles.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-gonial, relating to the chin and the angles of the jaw.

1962 J. E. H. Fowler Mod. Dict. Dental Students 161/2 Mentolabial furrow, the transverse groove just above the chin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mento-
释义	mento-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. mento-labial Brit. /ˌmɛntə(ʊ)ˈleɪbɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɛn(t)oʊˈleɪbiəl/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mentum , -o- connective. Etymology: < classical Latin mentum chin (see mentum n.) + -o- connective.Formations in English are found from the middle of the 19th cent. In mento-labial after French mento-labial, adjective (F. Chaussier, 1833 or earlier) and noun (1810). Anatomy. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of, relating to, or connecting the chin and ——’, as mento-bregmatic, mento-condylial, mento-gonial, mento-labial, etc. ΚΠ 1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 30/2 Mento-labial,..Mento-labialis. Under this name Chaussier has united the Levator labii inferioris and quadratus. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-bregmatic, relating to the chin and the top of the head. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-condylial, relating to the chin and the condyles. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mento-gonial, relating to the chin and the angles of the jaw. 1962 J. E. H. Fowler Mod. Dict. Dental Students 161/2 Mentolabial furrow, the transverse groove just above the chin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1833
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