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porion

[ pawr-ee-on, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr- /

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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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Nearby words

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Origin of porion

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

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Examples from the Web for porion

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

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