nasion

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nā′zē on′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
na•si•on  (nā′zē on′),USA pronunciation n. [Craniom.]
  1. Physical Anthropology, Anatomythe intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin nās(us) naso- + Greek -ion, diminutive suffix
  • 1885–90
na′si•al, adj. 

'nasion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
facial angle - gnathic index - midsagittal plane - nasal index

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