BREGMA (bregmata)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: bregmata   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bregma mean? 

• BREGMA (noun)
  The noun BREGMA has 1 sense:

1. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium

  Familiarity information: BREGMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREGMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bregma" is a kind of...):

craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)

Derivation:

bregmatic (of or relating to the bregma of the skull)