pterion
Meanings
noun
- The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.
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Etymology
From French ptérion, from ptère (“wing of the sphenoid bone”) + -ion, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
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