Pterion

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In craniometry, the region where the frontal, squamosal, parietal, and sphenoid bones meet or approach one another.
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  • noun. The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.
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  • noun. the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle