crotaphion

crotaphion
The tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone; a point in craniometry. [G. krotaphos, the temple of the head]

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cro·taph·i·on krō-'taf-ē-.än n a point at the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid

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cro·taph·i·on (kro-tafґe-on) [Gr. krotaphos the temple] a craniometric point at the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid.

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