opisthion
Meanings
noun
- The middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin opisthion, from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios, “rear, behind”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “at the back, backwards”). By surface analysis, opisth- + -ion.
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