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nasion

nasion noun: the point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.).

Noun

nasion (plural nasions)

  1. The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.)
    • Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.1980, York Archaeological Trust, The Archaeology of York, page 21

nasion meaning in Tamil and Arabic

nasion in Tamil

மூக்கு உச்சிக்குழிவு, மூக்கு உச்சிப்பள்ளம்

nasion in Arabic

Translations
أُنَيْفَى ʔunayfā

Forms of nasion

pluralnasions

Origin of nasion

From nas(o)- + -ion.

Questions about nasion

What does nasion mean?
Nasion means the point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.).
What is nasion in Tamil?
Nasion in Tamil is மூக்கு உச்சிக்குழிவு, மூக்கு உச்சிப்பள்ளம். See Nasion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nasion?
Nasion is a noun.
What is the plural of nasion?
The plural of nasion is nasions.

Words near nasion in the dictionary

  1. Nasims
  2. nasinite
  3. nasioalveolar
  4. Nasioi
  5. nasiomental
  6. nasion
  7. nasions
  8. Nasir
  9. Nasirabad Division
  10. Nasirean
  11. Nasireans

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