pterion

A noun referring to the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle, an anatomical landmark on the human skull.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um ponto craniométrico na região do fontículo esfenoidal, usado como referência anatômica no crânio humano.

1. Craniometric point C2 formal medical

   The craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle, where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones meet.

   • The pterion is a clinically important landmark in skull anatomy.
   • Fractures at the pterion can cause epidural hematomas.
   • Surgeons must be careful when operating near the pterion.

   🇵🇹Ponto craniométrico

• pteria plural form
• pteria's possessive plural form
• pterion's possessive singular form