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nasion

American

[ney-zee-on] / ˈneɪ ziˌɒn /

noun

Craniometry.

the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.

nasion British

/ ˈneɪzɪən /

noun

a craniometric point, where the top of the nose meets the ridge of the forehead

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Other Word Forms

nasial

adjective

Etymology

Origin of nasion

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin nās ( us ) naso- + Greek -ion, diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

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Medium nasion depression is frequent; the root is wide and moderately elevated.

From A Racial Study of the Fijians by Gabel, Norman E.

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