i noun Craniometry.
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
Origin:
1805–15; < Neo-Latin < Greek īníon nape of the neck, equivalent to īn- (stem of ī́s) fiber, sinew + -ion diminutive suffix
1805–15; < Neo-Latin < Greek īníon nape of the neck, equivalent to īn- (stem of ī́s) fiber, sinew + -ion diminutive suffix
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| —n | |
| 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] | |
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inion in·i·on (ĭn'ē-ən)
n.
The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.
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