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Definition of Entomion
1. Noun. The craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone.
Medical Definition of Entomion
1. The tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone. Origin: G. Entome, notch (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Entomion
Literary usage of Entomion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Student's Medical Dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1896)
"entomion, the point where the parietal notch of the temporal bone receives the
anterior extension of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone. ..."
2. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"entomion (en-to'mi-on). [Gr. ivro/tii notch.] The point where the anterior
extension of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone fits into the parietal notch ..."
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