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metopic

[ mi-top-ik ]

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. of or relating to the forehead; frontal.


metopic

/ ³¾ÉªËˆ³ÙÉ’±èɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the forehead
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of metopic1

1875–80; < Greek ³¾Ã©³Ùűè ( on ) forehead + -ic
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Example Sentences

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Matthew was born with a rare cranial birth defect called metopic synostosis, a condition that affects one in 15,000 babies, according to data from Boston Children’s Hospital.

His metopic synostosis caused a premature hardening of his cranial sutures, the joints between the seven cranial bones.

Dustin Price said some children with metopic synsyosis suffer severe brain damage or a painful death.

Metopic synostosis is a type of craniosynostosis, a deformity found in infants that changes the growth pattern in their skull.

But he also has a condition called Metopic Synostosis, and if left untreated it could result in blindness, seizures, brain damage, or even death.

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