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inion
in·i·on I0144550 (ĭn′ē-ən)n. The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull. [Greek īnion, occipital bone, from īs, īn-, sinew, fiber; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]inion (ˈɪnɪən) n (Anatomy) anatomy the most prominent point at the back of the head, used as a point of measurement in craniometry[C19: from Greek: back of the head]in•i•on (ˈɪn i ən) n. the bulging part of the human occipital bone at the back of the skull. [1805–15; < New Latin < Greek īníon nape of the neck] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | inion - the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)craniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be takenoccipital bone - a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull |
inion
inion[′in·ē‚än] (anthropology) The external occipital protuberance of the skull. inion
inion [in´e-on] the external occipital protuberance. adj., adj in´ial.in·i·on (in'ē-on), [TA] A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangent to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines. [G. nape of the neck] inion (ĭn′ē-ən)n. The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.in·i·on (in'ē-on) [TA] A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangentially to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines. [G. nape of the neck]in·i·on (in'ē-on) [TA] A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangentially to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines. [G. nape of the neck]inion
Words related to inionnoun the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)Related Words- craniometric point
- occipital bone
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