lambdoid
having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
Origin of lambdoid
1- Also lamb·doi·dal [lam-doid-l] /læmˈdɔɪd l/ .
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How to use lambdoid in a sentence
Behind the wound of exit comminution of the parietal bone, extending back to the lambdoid suture, existed.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry MakinsEntry (Mauser), through the lambdoid suture on the right side of the mid line.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry MakinsThe parietal sagittal arc, including the region where there was probably a supra-lambdoid ossicle, was about 140 mm.
Notes on the Fenland | T. McKenny Huges
British Dictionary definitions for lambdoid
lambdoidal
/ (ˈlæmdɔɪd) /
having the shape of the Greek letter lambda
of or denoting the suture near the back of the skull between the occipital and parietal bones
Origin of lambdoid
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