asterion

A noun referring to the craniometric point where the lamboid, occipitomastoid, and parietomastoid sutures meet on the skull.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o ponto craniométrico onde se encontram as suturas lambdoide, occipitomastoidea e parietomastoidea no crânio. É um ponto de referência usado em antropologia e anatomia.

1. Craniometric point C2 formal medical

   The craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture, the occipitomastoid suture, and the parietomastoid suture on the human skull.

   • The asterion is an important landmark in cranial surgery.
   • Anthropologists measure the asterion to study skull morphology.
   • The surgeon located the asterion before making the incision.

   🇵🇹Astério