Etymology

maxillofacial

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Today it means: Of or relating to the jaw and face. Full definition →

English facial ← Medieval Latin faciālis ← Latin faciēs
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The story

  1. Latinmāxilla
  2. Englishmaxillo-
  3. Latinfaciēs
  4. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  5. Englishfacial
  6. English todaymaxillofacial

From maxillo- + facial.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.