basion

basion
\\ˈbāsēˌän also -zē-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin basis base — more at base
: the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum

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/bay"see on', -zee-/, n. Craniom.
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
[1875-80; < NL < Gk bás(is) (see BASIS) + -ion n. suffix]

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basion Anat.
(ˈbeɪsɪən)
[mod.L., f. Gr. βάσι-ς base n.1]
The middle of the anterior border of the occipital foramen.
Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. 234.

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