metopic suture
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metopic suture — see coronal suture or branch … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Metopic — Me*top ic, a. [Gr. ? the forehead.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suture (joint) — This article is about joints in the bones of the cranium. There is also an article about sutures as features of a wide range of animals. Suture also has other meanings in other contexts: Surgical suture, to describe stitches and other techniques… … Wikipedia
Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… … Medical dictionary
metopic — Relating to the forehead or anterior portion of the cranium. [G. metopon, forehead] * * * me·top·ic me täp ik adj of or relating to the forehead: FRONTAL esp of, relating to, or being a suture uniting the frontal bones in the fetus and sometimes… … Medical dictionary
metopic — meˈtäpik adjective Etymology: Greek metōpikos, from metōpon forehead + ikos ic : of or relating to the forehead : frontal; especially : of, relating to, or being a suture uniting the frontal bones in the fetus and sometimes persistent after birth … Useful english dictionary
Frontal suture — Bone: Frontal suture Skull at birth, seen from above … Wikipedia
Coronal suture — Side view of the skull. ( Coronal suture visible near top.) … Wikipedia
Occipitomastoid suture — Side view of the skull. (Occipitomastoid suture identified with arrow.) … Wikipedia
Trigonocephaly — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q75.0 ICD 9 756.0 … Wikipedia
