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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 2024


epipteric

epipteric

English

Adjective

epipteric (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull.

Noun

epipteric (plural epipterics)

  1. (anatomy) A bone of this kind.