Definition of Frontal bone

1. Noun. The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits.

Exact synonyms: Forehead, Os Frontale
Terms within: Glabella, Mesophyron, Metopion, Ophryon, Frontal Eminence
Generic synonyms: Membrane Bone
Group relationships: Braincase, Brainpan, Cranium

Definition of Frontal bone

1. Noun. The bone of the forehead. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Frontal bone

1. The large single bone forming the forehead and the upper margin and roof of the orbit on either side; it articulates with the parietal, nasal, ethmoid, maxillary, and zygomatic bones, and with the lesser wings of the sphenoid. Synonym: os frontale, coronale. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frontal Bone

front walls
front yard
front yards
frontad
frontage
frontage road
frontage roads
frontager
frontagers
frontages
frontal
frontal angle of parietal bone
frontal area
frontal artery
frontal belly of occipitofrontalis muscle
frontal bone (current term)
frontal border
frontal border of parietal bone
frontal border of sphenoid bone
frontal branch of superficial temporal artery
frontal cortex
frontal crest
frontal eminence
frontal fontanel
frontal foramen
frontal grooves
frontal gyrus
frontal horn
frontal lobe
frontal lobe epilepsy

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