epipteric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull.

OriginEnglish pterion →
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Meanings

adjectiveepipteric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull.
nounepipteric (plural epipterics)

plural epipterics

  1. anatomyA bone of this kind.

Origin

  1. Englishepi-
  2. Englishpterion
  3. Englishepipteric

From epi- + pterion + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

epipteric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipteric

MLA

“epipteric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipteric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epipteric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipteric.

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