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asterion

as·te·rion

uncommon

noun

1.

the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ion.

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