pterion
[ teer-ee-on, ter- ]
/ ˈtɪər iˌɒn, ˈtɛr- /
noun Craniometry.
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Origin of pterion
1875–80; < New Latin, alteration of Greek
pterón wing, on model of
inion
Words nearby pterion
pteridine,
pterido-,
pteridology,
pteridophyte,
pteridosperm,
pterion,
ptero-,
pterocarpous,
pterodactyl,
pteroma,
pteron
Medical definitions for pterion
pterion
[ tĕr′ē-ŏn′, tîr′- ]
n.
The junction of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the squamous temporal, the frontal, and the parietal bones.