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Asterion
(redirected from Asterios)

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As`te´ri`on
n.1.(Anat.) The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.
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Noun1.Asterion - the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid sutureasterion - the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
craniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain


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