Epipteric
Translation of "epipteric" into Russian
epipteric
AdjectiveUK
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
epipteric
more epipteric Comp.
most epipteric Super.
эпиптерический
The epipteric bone is a small, irregular bone sometimes found in the human skull.
Эпиптерическая кость - это небольшая, неправильной формы кость, иногда встречающаяся в человеческом черепе.
Definitions
epipteric
NounUK
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
A small wormian bone located at the pterion of the skull, between the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones.
Epipterics are more common in certain populations than in others.
epipteric
AdjectiveUK
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈtɛrɪk/
Anatomy: Situated at the pterion; relating to an epipteric (wormian) bone occurring between the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones of the skull.
The radiograph revealed an epipteric ossicle adjacent to the patient’s left pterion.