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retromandibular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-mandibu-lar
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.

Etymology

From retro- + mandibular.

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

vestibular mandibular temporomandibular submandibular craniomandibular intermandibular hyomandibular maxillomandibular oromandibular sphenomandibular stylomandibular otomandibular

Questions

What does retromandibular mean?
Of or relating to a vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.
Where does retromandibular come from?
From retro- + mandibular.

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