Epipteric

Epipteric

(Science: anatomy) Pertaining to a small wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid.

The epipteric bone.

Origin: Pref. Epi- _ gr. Wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.

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