gla·bel·la (gl -b l )n. pl. gla·bel·lae (-b l ) The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose. [New Latin, from feminine of Latin glabellus, hairless, diminutive of glaber.] gla·bel lar adj. |
glabella [gləˈbɛlə]
n pl -lae [-liː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry
[New Latin, from Latin glabellus smooth, from glaber bald, smooth]
glabellar adj
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| Noun | 1. |  glabella - a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridgescraniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken frontal bone, os frontale, forehead - the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits |
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