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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
2. 2
   the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sinciput

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, “top of the head”).

Related phrases

coronal suturesagittal suture

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