mesophyron

mesophyron
noun
a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
• Syn: ↑glabella
• Derivationally related forms: ↑glabellar (for: ↑glabella)
• Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point
• Part Holonyms: ↑frontal bone, ↑os frontale, ↑forehead

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  • os frontale — noun the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits • Syn: ↑frontal bone, ↑forehead • Hypernyms: ↑membrane bone • Part Holonyms: ↑cranium, ↑braincase, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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