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stephanion

(stə-fā′nē-ŏn′)
n.
  1. A point on the cranium where the coronal suture intersects the inferior temporal line.
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Related formsste•pha′ni•al adj.
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Historical Examples

  • "I thought so too," said Stephanion, in apology for the foolish idea.

    Arachne, Complete

    Georg Ebers

  • Stephanion, a Greek woman who grew up in a Macedonian household, must know something about her.

  • My old nurse, Stephanion, whom my father brought a captive from Sinope to Pasargadae.