coronal suture

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. a seam extending across the skull where the frontal bone and the parietal bones meet.

---

coronal suture British  

noun

1. the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones

---

Etymology

Origin of coronal suture

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

“When they report the coronal suture is here and precentral sulcus is there, that’s correct, but you can’t predict anything from that,” Hurst says.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2021

One sticking point for several was whether it was possible to make any accurate judgement about brain structure based on the landmarks of the coronal suture and precentral sulcus.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2021

In great apes, the precentral sulcus crosses paths with the coronal suture toward the front of the skull.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2021

The coronal suture joins the parietal bones to the frontal bone, the lamboid suture joins them to the occipital bone, and the squamous suture joins them to the temporal bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The portions of the coronal suture below and above the bend differ somewhat in character.

From A Bilateral Division of the Parietal Bone in a Chimpanzee; with a Special Reference to the Oblique Sutures in the Parietal by Hrdlička, Aleš