Vocab Bloom Hub

superciliary ridge

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəri rɪdʒ/

Tradução: Crista óssea saliente localizada acima das órbitas oculares no osso frontal do crânio, também conhecida como arco superciliar ou crista supraorbital.

1 verbete

phrase

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəri rɪdʒ/C2formalmedical
  • ptCrista óssea saliente localizada acima das órbitas oculares no osso frontal do crânio, também conhecida como arco superciliar ou crista supraorbital.

The prominent bony ridge located above the eye sockets on the frontal bone of the skull, also known as the brow ridge or supraorbital ridge.

  1. Brow ridgeC2formal

    The bony ridge located above the eye sockets of the skull, also known as the supraorbital ridge.

    ptArco superciliar

    • The superciliary ridge is more prominent in some human populations.
    • Anthropologists study the superciliary ridge to understand evolutionary changes.
    • The patient had a fracture of the superciliary ridge after the accident.