buccomandibular

English

Etymology

bucco- +‎ mandibular

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪbjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

buccomandibular (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or connecting, the cheek and the mandible
    • 2015 October 15, “Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The venous drainage of the ventral oral region (e.g., tongue) is to the tracheal vein (S1 File : Views of Figs 9, 10 and 11 ), bypassing the head and draining into the heart, although a small anastomosis with the lateral head vein, via the buccomandibular vein [1 ], does occur at the level of the jugular constrictor muscle.
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