coronal suture

noun Anatomy.

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

Origin of coronal suture

First recorded in 1605–15

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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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coronal suture in Medicine

coronal suture

n.

The suture extending across the skull between the two parietal bones and the frontal bone.