Chamberlain line
Cham·ber·lain line
(chām'bĕr-lin),a line drawn from the posterior margin of the hard palate to the dorsum of the foramen magnum; in basilar impression, the odontoid process rises above this line.
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Cham·ber·lain line
(chām'bĕr-lăn līn)Imaginary delimit at base of skull running between the dorsal tip of the foramen magnum and the dorsal margin of the hard palate; normally lies above the tip of the odontoid process of the axis.
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Chamberlain,
W.E., U.S. radiologist, 1891-1947.Chamberlain line - a line drawn from the posterior margin of the hard palate to the dorsum of the foramen magnum.
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