pterion

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

• 🇨🇳翼点，是颅骨侧面的一项解剖标志和颅骨测量点，位于额骨、顶骨、颞骨和蝶骨大翼四骨交汇处，通常在蝶囟区域，呈H形缝。

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.

   🇨🇳翼点

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