"asterion" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-asterion.wav [US] Forms: asterions [plural], asteria [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀστήρ||star}} Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), {{af|en|-ion|id1=craniometry}} -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|s|asteria}} asterion (plural asterions or asteria)
  1. (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture. Translations (Translations): نُجَيْمَى (nujaymā) [feminine] (Arabic), كُوَيْكَبَة (kuwaykaba) [feminine] (Arabic), hvězdník [masculine] (Czech), astērion [neuter] (Latin)

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