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noun Anatomy.

the lambda-shaped seam or line of joining between the occipital and two parietal bones at the back part of the skull.

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Origin of lambdoidal suture

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby lambdoidal suture

lambdacism, lambda-c particle, lambda particle, lambda point, lambdoid, lambdoidal suture, lamb down, lambency, lambent, lambert, Lambert conformal projection

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How to use lambdoidal suture in a sentence

He says that this suture insures the redintegration of the nerve much better.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The preferable suture material in his experience was silk or linen.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The inflexed or inferior lateral margin of the Prothorax, separated in many genera from the Antepectus by a suture.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
The relative lengths of the prefrontal and internasal sutures are subequal, or the prefrontal suture is slightly longer.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman

This I secured at once with suture and the accident had no bad consequences.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various