"inion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inia [plural], inions [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”). Compare -ion (“anthropometric landmark”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἰνίον||occipital bone; back of the head}} Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”), {{af|en|-ion|id1=craniometry|t1=anthropometric landmark}} -ion (“anthropometric landmark”) Head templates: {{en-noun|inia|s}} inion (plural inia or inions)
  1. (anatomy) A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance. Wikipedia link: inion Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: iniad, inial, iniac Translations (small protuberance on the skull): ἰνίον (iníon) (Ancient Greek), قَمَحْدُوَة (qamaḥduwa) [feminine] (Arabic), ini [masculine] (Catalan), ínion [masculine] (Catalan), 枕外隆凸尖 (Chinese Mandarin), inion [masculine] (French), ινίο (inío) [neuter] (Greek)

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