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coronal suture

noun Anatomy.

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

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Nearby words

  1. coronagraph,
  2. coronal,
  3. coronal hole,
  4. coronal mass ejection,
  5. coronal plane,
  6. coronarism,
  7. coronaritis,
  8. coronary,
  9. coronary arteries,
  10. coronary artery

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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Medicine 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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