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in⋅i⋅on

  [in-ee-uhn]
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–noun Craniometry.
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
Origin:
1805–15; < NL < Gk īníon nape of the neck, equiv. to īn- (s. of s) fiber, sinew + -ion dim. suffix
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in·i·on   (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.]
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Inion

In"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.] (Anat.) The external occipital protuberance of the skull.
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Main Entry: in·i·on
Pronunciation: 'in-E-"än, -&n
Function: noun
: OCCIPITAL PROTUBERANCE a
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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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