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Epipteric
Epˊip-ter′ic
,Adj.
[Pref.
epi-
+ Gr. [GREEK] wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid.
– Noun.
The epipteric bone.
Definition 2025
epipteric
epipteric
English
Adjective
epipteric (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull.
Noun
epipteric (plural epipterics)
- (anatomy) A bone of this kind.