English Explanatory Dictionary

asterion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

asterion asterions asteria

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion.

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