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bregma
[ breg-muh ]
noun
, Craniometry.
, plural breg·ma·ta [breg, -m, uh, -t, uh].
- the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
bregma
/ ˈbrɛɡmə /
noun
- the point on the top of the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet: in infants this corresponds to the anterior fontanelle
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Other Words From
- breg·mat·ic [breg-, mat, -ik], breg·mate [breg, -meyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bregma1
First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek brégma “front of the head”; akin to brain ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bregma1
C16: New Latin from Greek: front part of the head
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Example Sentences
The forehead and bregma rapidly escape below, and the occiput passes out last.
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They may occur in connection with any of the fontanelles, but especially with that of the bregma.
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His head is asymmetrical, and is full at the occiput, slightly sunken at the bregma, and the forehead is low.
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There is a slight median ridge on the frontal ascending from the ophryon, at first narrow but expanding at the bregma to 50 mm.
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Under the bregma is the brain; but the back part of the head is empty.
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