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Definition of Ophryon
1. Noun. The craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits.
Definition of Ophryon
1. n. The supraorbital point.
Definition of Ophryon
1. Noun. (anatomy) The point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ophryon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophryon
Literary usage of Ophryon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Diseases of the Ear, Nose, and Throat by John Johnson Kyle (1911)
"The ophryon is the concavity situated above the glabella and indicates the median
vertical extension of the sinuses. The floor of the frontal cells is ..."
2. The Accessory Sinuses of the Nose: Their Surgical Anatomy and the Diagnosis by Arthur Logan Turner (1901)
"Closer inquiry into the relation of the sinus to the ophryon revealed the fact
... It was found that in 130 skulls the sinuses extended above the ophryon, ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... suture between the two parietal foramina (S); the ophryon, the middle of the
supraorbital line which, drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"In 71 skulls the depth of the sinus at the level of the ophryon varied from 2 mm.
... It thus appears that the selection of the ophryon in preference to the ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"In 71 skulls the depth of the sinus at the level of the ophryon varied from '1
... It thus appears that the selection of the ophryon in preference to the ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1906)
"The ophryon is a point in the middle line of the forehead between the ...
The ophryon can also be found by taking the centre of a lino drawn across the ..."
7. Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori (1913)
"Height of forehead: from the ophryon to the roots of the hair. Circumferences and
Curves: Anterior Semicircle.—The tape is applied from one supra-auricular ..."
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