coronal suture
noun Anatomy.
a seam extending across the skull where the frontal bone and the parietal bones meet.
Nearby words
coronagraph, coronal, coronal hole, coronal mass ejection, coronal plane, coronal suture, coronarism, coronaritis, coronary, coronary arteries, 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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