lambdoid
Americanadjective
adjective
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having the shape of the Greek letter lambda
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of or denoting the suture near the back of the skull between the occipital and parietal bones
Etymology
Origin of lambdoid
1590–1600; < New Latin lambdoīdēs < Greek lambdoeidḗs. See lambda, -oid
Example Sentences
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The occipital sinus, sagittal sinus, and straight sinuses all flow into the left and right transverse sinuses near the lambdoid suture.
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The lambdoid suture joins the occipital bone to the right and left parietal and temporal bones.
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The lambdoid suture extends downward and laterally to either side away from its junction with the sagittal suture.
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On the posterior skull, the sagittal suture terminates by joining the lambdoid suture.
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Triquet′rum, one of the triangular Wormian bones in the lambdoid suture of the skull.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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