What does "asterion" mean?

The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.

Asterion

Common synonyms include: cranial landmark, cranial sutural point, diminutive star, legendary figure, mythical king, mythical ruler.

noun

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Noun

1
The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
2
the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture wordnet

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion.