coronal suture
noun Anatomy.
a seam extending across the skull where the frontal bone and the parietal bones meet.
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Origin of coronal suture
First recorded in 1605–15
Words nearby coronal suture
coronagraph, coronal, coronal hole, coronal mass ejection, coronal plane, coronal suture, corona radiata, coronarism, coronaritis, coronary, coronary arteries
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British Dictionary definitions for coronal suture
coronal suture
noun
the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
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Medical definitions for coronal suture
coronal suture
n.
The suture extending across the skull between the two parietal bones and the frontal bone.
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