parietomastoid

pa·ri·e·to·mas·toid

(pă-rī'ĕ-to-mas'toyd),
Relating to the parietal bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.

parietomastoid

adjective Referring or pertaining to the mastoid process of the temporal bone and the parietal bone or other shared structures.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Some parietomastoid sutures bifurcate into two branches before they join the squamosal sutures.
On the 80 skull sides, 11 (13.8%) parietomastoid sutures bifurcated into two branches before they joined to the squamosal sutures.
First, about 14% of the parietomastoid sutures separated into two branches before concatenating squamosal sutures, leading to an uncertainty of confirming the definite SP.
Localization of Anterosuperior Point of Transverse-sigmoid Sinus Junction Using a Reference Coordinate System on Lateral Skull Surface
The asterion, one of the important surface landmark for approaches of the posterior cranial basis is defined as the junction point of parietomastoid and occipitomastoid sutures "Lambdoid", which coincides with the site of the posterolateral fontanella, in the neonatal skull which closes during the second year (Avci et al.; Bonilla et al., 2012; Brockmeyer et al.; Day & Tschabitscher; Lang & Samii; Mwachaka et al., 2010; Rhoton, 1996; da Silva et al., 2010; Sripairojkul & Adultrakoon; Standring, 2008).
The Localization of the Asterion According to the Anatomical Landmarks of Posterior Cranial Fossa in Newborns: Clinical Implications/Localizacion del Asterion de Acuerdo con los Puntos Anatomicos de la Fosa Craneal Posterior en Recien Nacidos: Implicaciones Clinicas
Asterion is the meeting point of the lambdoid, occipitomastoid, and parietomastoid sutures or the point where the temporal, parietal, and occipital bones meet.
Sex determination using inion-opistocranium-asterion (IOA) triangle in Nigerians' skulls
On the skull projection with the 35 [degrees] caudal angulation, the midlamboid, occipitomastoid and parietomastoid sutures lacked closure, their greatest separation occurring at the asterion.
Radiographic evaluation of the Soap Man mummy
Asterion (As): the meeting point of the lambdoid, occipitomastoid, and parietomastoid sutures.
Sex determination using mastoid process measurements in Brazilian skulls/Determinacion del sexo usando mediciones en el proceso mastoides en craneos Brasilenos

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?