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Definition of Bregma
1. Noun. The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium.
Definition of Bregma
1. n. The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.
Definition of Bregma
1. Noun. (anatomy) the anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bregma
1. a junction point of the skull [n -MATA] : BREGMATE [adj]
Medical Definition of Bregma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bregma
Literary usage of Bregma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of Obstetrics: Designed for the Use of Students and by James Clifton Edgar (1916)
"bregma PRESENTATION.* IN COMPLETE FLEXION. Definition. ... Authorities generally
state that incomplete flexion resulting in a bregma presentation is rare. ..."
2. Anthropological Essays Presented to Edward Burnett Tylor in Honour of His by Barbara W. Freire- Marreco (1907)
"'Third point ' 6 to 10 mm. in front of bregma Group 3. ' Third point ' 1 to 5 mm.
in front ... Third point ' 1 to 5 mm. behind the bregma FEMALES. Group 1. ..."
3. Physical Anthropology of the Lenape Or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians by Aleš Hrdlička (1916)
"... "INCA" BONES bregma AND INCA BONES Among the 20 crania in which conditions
with respect to these facts could be ascertained, there was found one bregma ..."
4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"It is evident that such instruments are unnecessary when, as is almost always
the case, the bregma can be felt with the finger. ..."
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