stephanion
See also: stéphanion
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “a crown”) + -ion (“craniometric feature”).
Noun
stephanion (plural stephanions)
- (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the upper temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
References
- “stephanion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.