| fronto- | <anatomy, prefix> A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone; as, fronto-parietal, relating to the frontal and the parietal bones; fronto-nasal, etc. Origin: L. Frons, frontis, the forehead. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| fronto-occipital | Relating to the frontal and the occipital bones, or to the forehead and the occiput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fronto-occipital fasciculus | A bundle of association fibres extending from the frontal to the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. Synonym: fasciculus occipitofrontalis, fronto-occipital fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fronto-orbital area | The cerebral cortex covering the basal surface of the frontal lobes. Synonym: fronto-orbital area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontoanterior position | A cephalic presentation of the foetus with its forehead directed toward the right (right frontoanterior, RFA) or to the left (left frontoanterior, LFA) of the acetabulum of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontoethmoidal suture | Line of union between the cribriform plate of the ethmoid and the orbital plate and posterior margin of the nasal process of the frontal bone. Synonym: sutura frontoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontolacrimal suture | Line of union between the upper margin of the lacrimal and the orbital plate of the frontal bone. Synonym: sutura frontolacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontomalar | Relating to the frontal and zygomatic bones. Synonym: frontomalar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontomaxillary | Relating to the frontal and the maxillary bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontomaxillary suture | Articulation of the frontal process of the maxilla with the frontal bone. Synonym: sutura frontomaxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal | Relating to the frontal and the nasal bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal duct | The passage that leads downward from the frontal sinus to open into the ethmoidal infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal primordium | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal process | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontonasal prominence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |