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-suspensorial adjs.
| 1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 105 The mandibulo-maxillary apodema. 1875 Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 760/1 The hyosuspensorial and mandibulo-suspensorial ligaments. |