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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On the posterior skull, the sagittal suture terminates by joining the lambdoid suture.
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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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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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Late in life, the sagittal, coronal, and lambdoid sutures of the skull will begin to ossify and fuse, causing the suture line to gradually disappear.
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The head of Linnæus had a remarkable prominence behind, and was transversely depressed at the lambdoid suture.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
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