lambdoid

lamb·doid

 (lăm′doid′)

adj.

1. Having the shape of the Greek letter lambda.

2. Anatomy Relating to the deeply serrated suture in the skull between the parietal bones and the occipital bone.

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lambdoid

(ˈlæmdɔɪd) or

lambdoidal

adj

1. having the shape of the Greek letter lambda

2. (Anatomy) of or denoting the suture near the back of the skull between the occipital and parietal bones

[C16: via French from Greek lambdoeidēs]

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