nasion

nasion
A point on the skull corresponding to the middle of the nasofrontal suture. SYN: nasal point. [L. nasus, nose]

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na·si·on 'nā-zē-.än n the middle point of the nasofrontal suture

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n.
the point on the bridge of the nose at the centre of the suture between the nasal and frontal bones.

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na·si·on (naґze-on) [L. nasus nose] [TA] a cephalometric landmark located where the internasal and nasofrontal sutures meet; it corresponds roughly to the depression at the root of the nose just inferior to the level of the eyebrows.


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  • Nasion — Na*si*on, n. [NL., fr. L. nasus nose.] (Anat.) The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • nasion — [nā′zē än΄] n. [ModL < L nasus, NOSE] in craniometry, the point in the skull at which the suture between the two nasal bones meets the suture between these and the frontal bone nasial adj …   English World dictionary

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  • nasion — noun The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet …   Wiktionary

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