Definition of Obelion. Meaning of Obelion. Synonyms of Obelion

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Definition of Obelion

Obelion
Obelion O*be"li*on, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a spit.] (Anat.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

Meaning of Obelion from wikipedia

- The term obelion is applied to that point of the sagittal suture which is on a level with the parietal foramina. This article incorporates text in the...
- the practice, within a small area, all with the incision in the unusual obelion position, high on the back of the head. During the 16th and 17th centuries...
- it intersects the coronal suture halfway across, and recedes around the obelion (near the base of the parietal bones at the level of the parietal foramina)...