anteorbital
|an-te-or-bi-tal|
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/ˌæntiˈɔrbɪtəl/
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/ˌæntɪˈɔːbɪtəl/
before the eye socket
Etymology
'anteorbital' originates from Latin, specifically the prefix 'ante-' and the word 'orbitalis', where 'ante-' meant 'before' and 'orbita' meant 'track; orbit (eye socket)'.
'anteorbital' changed from New Latin 'anteorbitalis' and entered English as 'anteorbital' through 19th-century anatomical usage.
Initially, it meant 'located before the orbit', and this meaning has been retained in modern anatomical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
situated in front of the orbit (the bony cavity containing the eye); anterior to the eye socket (used in anatomy).
The anteorbital region of the skull is often examined in paleontological studies.
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