Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In craniometry, the point where the coronal suture crosses the temporal ridge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
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- noun anatomy The point on the side of the
skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of thetemporal fossa , crosses thecoronal suture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek a crown.
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