bregma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, top of the head).

Noun

bregma (plural bregmata or bregmas)

  1. (anatomy) The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
    Synonym: sinciput

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French

Noun

bregma m (plural bregmas)

  1. bregma

Latin

Etymology

Pliny calls the word Indian.

Pronunciation

Noun

bregma n (indeclinable)

  1. a defect of pepper

Further reading

  • bregma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bregma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.