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basion /ba·si·on/ (ba´se-on) the midpoint of the anterior border of the foramen magnum.
ba·si·on (bs-n, -z-)
n.
The middle point on the anterior margin of the great foramen opposite the opisthion.

basion
[bā′sē·on]
Etymology: Gk, basis, foundation
the midpoint on the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the occipital bone.

basion [ba´se-on]
the midpoint of the anterior border of the foramen magnum.
Basion, visible on the inferior view of the skull. From Dorland's, 2000.

basion (bā´sēon),
n the midline point at the anterior margin of the occipital foramen.

basion
the midpoint of the anterior (ventral) border of the foramen magnum.


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