stenion

noun

steni·​on

ˈstēnēˌän,

-ten-

plural stenia

-nēə

: a point on the outer wall of either middle cranial fossa marking the least transverse diameter of the skull in that region

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sten- + -ion (as in rhinion)

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