(anthropology) The point where the line which joins the parietal foramens crosses the sagittal suture.
Obelion
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(ō-bē'lē-ŏn')
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A craniometric point on the sagittal suture between the parietal foramina near the lambdoid suture.
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IN BRIEF: n. - The craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture.
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Meaning #1:
the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture
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The term obelion is applied to that point of the sagittal suture which is on a level with the parietal foramina.
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