Definition of "obelion" in Anglais

noun

1. (anatomy) A craniometric point on the sagittal suture between the parietal foramina near the lambdoid suture.

   • 2006, Simon W. Hillson, Robert G. Franciscus, Trenton W. Holliday, Erik Trinkaus, 6: The Ages at Death, Erik Trinkaus, Jiří Svoboda (editors), Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe: The People of Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov, Human Evolution Series: Volume 12, page 32, Significant suture closure is found in the lambda, obelion, anterior sagittal, and midcoronal locations, and complete obliteration is found in the bregma, pterion, and sphenofrontal locations.