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‖ pterion Anat.|ˈptɛrɪən|
[mod.L., f. Gr. πτερόν wing (referring to the wing of the sphenoid): one of a series of terms in -ion (after κρανίον, ἰνίον) used in craniology and craniometry.]
The H-shaped suture of the wing of the sphenoid with the parietal, frontal, and temporal bones.
1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. ii. 234 Pterion.., the region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones meet, in the form of an H. 1888Flower in Anthropological Jrnl. Aug. 7 In the region of the pterion in the male, the squamosal articulates with the frontal on the right side for a space of 4 mm. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 168 The seat [of temporal headache] is about opposite the pterion on each side. |