staphylion

staphylion
The midpoint of the posterior edge of the hard palate; a craniometric point. SEE ALSO: posterior nasal spine of horizontal plate of palatine bone. [G. dim. of staphyle, a bunch of grapes]

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sta·phyl·i·on (stə-filґe-on) [Gr. “little grape”] an encephalometric landmark on the posterior edge of the hard palate at the median line.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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