orofacialadj.
/ˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈfeɪʃl/, /ˌɔːrə(ʊ)ˈfeɪʃl/, U.S. /ˌɔroʊˈfeɪʃ(ə)l/ Medicine and Anatomy.
Relating to the mouth and face; located on or directed at the mouth and that part of the face adjacent to it.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [adjective]
facial1794
orifacial1892
orofacial1960
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective]
mouthly1537
oral1631
osculara1785
circumoral1849
perioral1855
adoral1862
pre-oral1870
orolingual1891
orifacial1892
orofacial1960
1960 Trans. Brit. Soc. Study of Orthodontics 1959 100/2 It is not possible to cover all the information gained..in one paper, which is limited..to that part of the survey dealing with orofacial muscular behaviour.
1977 Lancet 3 Sept. 511/1 Patients with acute orofacial infection often come under surgical care, and the prospects of successful treatment are good.
1988 Exper. Neurol. 101 385 Orofacial conditioning stimulation could produce an increase in antidromic excitability.
1998 Guardian 17 Aug. i. 6/2 Professor Wray said that the oral version, medically known as orofacial granulomatosis, had been named in 1969 and had always been associated with victims of Crohn's disease in the bowel.
Derivatives
oroˈfacially adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [adverb]
facially1864
orofacially1977
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adverb]
adorally1882
pre-orally1888
oronasally1970
orofacially1977
1977 Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol. 44 830 Periodontal, restorative, prosthetic, and oral surgical services were necessary to rehabilitate this patient orofacially.
1999 Herpes FAQ in alt.support.herpes (Usenet newsgroup) 19 May Although it is less common, HSV1 can appear genitally, and HSV2 can appear orofacially.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1960