Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the bregma: as, bregmatic tension.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the bregma.
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- adjective anatomy Pertaining to the
bregma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the bregma of the skull
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Examples
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The anterior or bregmatic fontanelle (Fig. 197) is the largest, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal, coronal, and frontal sutures; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm. in its antero-posterior and 2.5 cm. in its transverse diameter.
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