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pterion

[ teer-ee-on, ter- ]

noun

Craniometry.
  1. the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pterion1

1875–80; < New Latin, alteration of Greek ±è³Ù±ð°ùó²Ô wing, on model of inion
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Some doctors call the pterion “God’s little joke.â€

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A region called the pterion, close to the ears, is the thinnest part of the skull so is most vulnerable to fracture.

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There are two wormian bones on the left side of the skull, one at the pterion and one below the asterion each being 9 m.m. long.

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