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ˈbrɛg mə; -mə təbreg·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bregmanoun

    the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium

Wiktionary

  1. bregmanoun

    the anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet

Wikipedia

  1. Bregma

    The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture.

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  1. bregma

    Bregma is the point on the skull where the coronal suture and the sagittal suture intersect. It is used as a reference point in neuroscience to specify the location of brain structures. In a newborn baby, it lies in the fontanel, the soft spot on top of the baby's head.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bregmanoun

    the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull

Wikidata

  1. Bregma

    The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bregma

    breg′ma, n. the part of the skull where the frontal and the two parietal bones join—sometimes divided into the right and left bregmata.—adj. Bregmat′ic. [Gr.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bregma in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bregma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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