"nasion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nasions [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin nās(us) + -ion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|nāsus|nās(us)}} New Latin nās(us), {{suf|en||ion}} + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} nasion (plural nasions)
  1. The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet.
    Sense id: en-nasion-en-noun-7xm6lwnh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

Inflected forms

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