glabella /gla·bel·la/ (glah-bel´ah) the area on the frontal bone above the nasion and between the eyebrows.
glabella
glabella [glah-bel´ah]
glabella (gl
bel´),
gla·bel·la (gl -b l )n. pl. gla·bel·lae (-b l ) 1. The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose. 2. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges. Also called mesophryon. |
glabella
[gləbəl′ə]
Etymology: L, glabrum, bald
a flat triangular area of bone between the two superciliary ridges of the forehead. It is sometimes used as a baseline for cephalometric measurements.
glabella [glah-bel´ah]
the area on the frontal bone above the nasion and between the eyebrows.
glabella (gl
bel´),n the smooth, elevated area on the frontal bone between the supraorbital ridges; the most anterior point on the frontal bone.
glabella
1. A prominent area of the frontal bone situated above the root of the nose. 2. The skin between the eyebrows, which is usually hairless. Syn. intercilium.
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