porion

[ pawr-ee-on, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr- /

noun, plural po·ri·a [pawr-ee-uh, pohr-] /ˈpɔr i ə, ˈpoʊr-/, po·ri·ons. Craniometry.

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

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Origin of porion

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek pór(os) passage, way (see pore²) + -ion diminutive suffix

Words nearby porion

porifera, poriferan, poriferous, poriform, porina, porion, porirua, porism, pork, pork barrel, pork belly

Example sentences from the Web for porion

The most familiar type of this form of apparatus is the Porion evaporator.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall

Medical definitions for porion

porion

[ pôr′ē-ŏn′ ]

n. pl. po•ri•a (pôr′ē-ə)

The central point on the upper margin of the external auditory meatus.