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bregma
[ breg-muh ]
noun
- the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
bregma
/ ˈ²ú°ùɛɡ³¾É™ /
noun
- the point on the top of the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet: in infants this corresponds to the anterior fontanelle
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù±ð²µÂ·³¾²¹³Ù·¾±³¦ [breg-, mat, -ik], ²ú°ù±ð²µÂ·³¾²¹³Ù±ð [breg, -meyt], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bregma1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bregma1
Example Sentences
A craniotomy was drilled with a diameter of approximately 4 mm with the centre 0.5 mm behind and 3 mm to the right of the bregma over the sensory barrel cortex region.
One skull had a protuberance at the bregma.
The head consists of the calvaria, or part covered with hair, which is divided into three regions, the bregma or fore part, the crown, and the occiput.
From the point where the anomalous sutures leave the coronal suture, to the bregma, the distance on the left is 44 mm., on the right 42 mm.
His head is asymmetrical, and is full at the occiput, slightly sunken at the bregma, and the forehead is low.
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