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basions

basions is the plural of basion.

Meaning of basion

Noun

basion (plural basions)

  1. The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
    • In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first...1930, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos - Volume 72, Part 1, page 646

Questions about basions

What is basions the plural of?
Basions is the plural of basion.

Words near basions in the dictionary

  1. basiocciput
  2. basiocciputs
  3. basioglossal
  4. basiolabial
  5. basion
  6. basions
  7. basionym
  8. basionyms
  9. basiooccipital
  10. basiotripsy
  11. basipalatal

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