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pte·ri·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pterionnoun

    the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle

Wiktionary

  1. pterionnoun

    The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.

  2. Etymology: From ptérion, from ptère, from πτερόν.

Freebase

  1. Pterion

    The pterion is the point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pterion

    tē′ri-on, n. in craniometry, the region where the frontal, squamosal, parietal, and sphenoid bones meet:—pl. Ptē′ria.

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Anagrams for pterion »

  1. interop

  2. pointer

  3. protein

  4. repoint

  5. tropein

  6. tropine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pterion in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pterion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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