bregma

American  

[breg-muh] / ˈbrɛg mə /

noun

Craniometry.

plural

bregmata

1. the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.

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bregma British  

/ ˈbrɛɡmə /

noun

1. the point on the top of the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet: in infants this corresponds to the anterior fontanelle

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Other Word Forms

• bregmate
  adjective
• bregmatic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of bregma

First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek brégma “front of the head”; akin to brain ( def. )

Example Sentences

For CA1, the centre of the electrode-guiding cannula was 3.5 mm posterior to Bregma, 2.5 mm lateral to the midline.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Bregma, breg′ma, n. the part of the skull where the frontal and the two parietal bones join—sometimes divided into the right and left bregmata.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various