euryon

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noun

Either of a pair of craniometric points, on the parietal bones, that mark the extremity of the skull.

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Meanings

nouneuryon (plural euryons)

plural euryons

  1. anatomyEither of a pair of craniometric points, on the parietal bones, that mark the extremity of the skull.

    The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]

    2018, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Applied Cranial-Cerebral Anatomy

Origin

From eury- + -(i)on.

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Translations

Arabic عُرَيْضَى
  • عُرَيْضَى (ʕurayḍā)Translations
Czech šířník
  • šířníkTranslations
Latin euryon
  • euryonTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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