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inion
[in´e-on]the external occipital protuberance. adj., adj in´ial.
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in·i·on
(in'ē-on), [TA]A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangent to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines.
[G. nape of the neck]
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inion
(ĭn′ē-ən)n.
The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.
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in·i·on
(in'ē-on) [TA]A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangentially to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines.
[G. nape of the neck]
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in·i·on
(in'ē-on) [TA]A point located on the external occipital protuberance at the intersection of the midline with a line drawn tangentially to the uppermost convexity of the right and left superior nuchal lines.
[G. nape of the neck]
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