- scaphion
- sca·phi·on (skaґfe-on) [Gr. skaphion a small bowl or basin] basis cranii externa.
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scaphion — n. kind of sundial. ♦ scaphism, n. mode of execution by smearing criminals with honey and exposing them to insects … Dictionary of difficult words
Scaphe — The scaphe (or skaphe, also scaphium or scaphion) was a sundial said to have been invented by Aristarchus (3rd century BC). It consisted of a hemispherical bowl which had a vertical gnomon placed inside it, with the top of the gnomon level with… … Wikipedia
basis cranii externa — [TA] external surface of cranial base: the outer surface of the inferior aspect of the skull; called also norma ventralis, external base of skull, and scaphion … Medical dictionary
