mesophryon
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gla·bel·la
(glă-bel'ă), [TA]1. A smooth prominence, most marked in the male, on the frontal bone above the root of the nose.
See also: antinion.
See also: antinion.
2. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges.
See also: antinion. Synonym(s): mesophryon
See also: antinion. Synonym(s): mesophryon
Synonym(s): intercilium
[L. glabellus, hairless, smooth, dim. of glaber]
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gla·bel·la
(glă-bel'ă)1. A smooth prominence, most marked in the male, on the frontal bone above the root of the nose.
2. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges.
Synonym(s): intercilium, mesophryon.
See also: antinion
Synonym(s): intercilium, mesophryon.
See also: antinion
[L. glabellus, hairless, smooth, dim. of glaber]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
gla·bel·la
(glă-bel'ă)A smooth prominence, more marked in the male, on the frontal bone above the root of the nose.
Synonym(s): intercilium, mesophryon.
Synonym(s): intercilium, mesophryon.
[L. glabellus, hairless, smooth, dim. of glaber]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012