pterion
[ teer-ee-on, ter- ]
nounCraniometry.
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Origin of pterion
11875–80; <New Latin, alteration of Greek pterón wing, on model of inion
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How to use pterion in a sentence
In particular, Malhotra says, “I remember learning that the pterion is so weak by holding the skull up to the light because the light went through that section, unlike anywhere else.”
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