Meanings
nounbregma (plural bregmata or bregmas)
plural bregmata · plural bregmas
- anatomyThe anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
Synonyms: sinciput
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mregʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mrégʰmn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*brékʰmə
- Ancient Greekβρέχμα (brékhma)
- Ancient Greekβρέγμα (brégma)
- Englishbregma
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, “top of the head”).
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Arabic هَامَة
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Czech temeník
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Latin bregma
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bregma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bregma
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“bregma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bregma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bregma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bregma.
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