PTERION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pterion mean? 

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

1. the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTERION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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