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Definition of Rhinion
1. Noun. The anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones.
Medical Definition of Rhinion
1. A craniometric point: the lower end of the internal suture. Origin: G. Rhinion, nostril, dim. Of rhis (rhin-), nose (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinion
Literary usage of Rhinion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Translation of the Eight Books of Aul. Corn. Celsus on Medicine by Aulus Cornelius Celsus (1831)
"But here the best collyrium is that bearing the name of rhinion. It contains of
myrrh p. X. =• opium, acacia- juice, pepper, gum, of each p. ..."
2. A Translation of the Eight Books by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Leonardo Targa, G. F. Collier (1840)
"But here the best collyrium is that bearing the name of rhinion. It contains of
myrrh p. X. =• opium, acacia- juice, pepper, gum, of each p. ..."
3. The French Court and Society: Reign of Louis XVI and First Empire by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1881)
"... death -—The execution—Sanson overworked—Despatched in batches— A rhinion of
old friends—Cecile Renault—Playing the god—Perish the traitor! the tyrant! ..."
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