porion

[ pawr-ee-on, pohr- ]

noun

, Craniometry.

, plural po·ri·a [pawr, -ee-, uh, pohr, -], po·ri·ons.

1. the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of porion¹

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek pór ( os ) passage, way ( pore ² ) + -ion diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

The most familiar type of this form of apparatus is the Porion evaporator.

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