the point on the side of the skull where the frontal, parietal, and squamosal bones meet the wing of the sphenoid
pterion in American English
(ˈtɪəriˌɑn, ˈter-)
noun
Biology
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ NL, alter. of Gk pterón wing, on model of inion]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: knockabout, massage, musical chairs, slime mold, weekend
Examples of 'pterion' in a sentence
pterion
The type of pterion on both sides of each skull was determined.
Knezi Nikola, Stojšić-Džunja Ljubica 2017, 'Morphological analysis of pterion', Glasnik Antropološkog Društva Srbijehttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-7936/2017/1820-79361752055K.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study was conducted with 75 adult skulls (both sides 150 pterion).
Kaan Cimen, Ilhan Otag, Mehmet Cimen 2019, 'PTERION TYPES AND MORPHOMETRY IN MIDDLE AND SOUTH ANATOLIAN ADULT SKULLS. Tipos depterión y morfometría en cráneos adultos de Anatolia media y sur', Revista Argentina de Anatomía Clínicahttps://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anatclinar/article/view/21637. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Four types of pterion were identified: sphenoparietal (90%), stellar (4.12%), epipteric (3.53%) and frontotemporal (2.35%).
Santos Guzmán López, Rodrigo E. Elizondo Omaña, Mario V. Aguilar Alvarado, RodolfoMorales Avalos 2011, 'ESTUDIO MORFOLÓGICO DEL PTERION Y ASTERION EN CRÁNEOS ADULTOS MEXICANOSMORPHOLOGICSTUDY OF THE PTERION AND ASTERION IN ADULT HUMAN MEXICAN SKULLS. MORPHOLOGIC STUDYOF THE PTERION AND ASTERION IN ADULT HUMAN MEXICAN SKULLS', Revista Argentina de Anatomía Clínicawww.anatclinar.com.ar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pterion and asterion are craniometrical landmarks of sutural confluence observable in a lateral view of the skull.
Rodolfo Morales Ávalos, Mario v Aguilar Alvarado, Rodrigo E Elizondo Omaña, SantosGuzmán López 2016, 'ESTUDIO MORFOLÓGICO DEL PTERION Y ASTERION EN CRÁNEOS ADULTOS MEXICANOS. Estudio morfológicodel pterion y asterion en cráneos adultos mexicanos', Revista Argentina de Anatomía Clínicahttps://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anatclinar/article/view/13923. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)