basion

[bey-see-on, -zee-]

ba·si·on

[bey-see-on, -zee-]
noun Craniometry.
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek bás(is) (see basis) + -ion noun suffix
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Basion is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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basion (ˈbeɪsɪən)
 
n
anatomy the midpoint on the forward border of the foramen magnum
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Latin basisbase1]

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basion ba·si·on (bā'sē-ŏn', -zē-)
n.
The middle point on the anterior margin of the great foramen opposite the opisthion.

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