obelion

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀβελός (obelós) + -ion. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “which meanig of ὀβελός exactly?”) === Noun === obelion (plural obelions or obelia) (anatomy) A craniometric point on the sagittal suture between the parietal foramina near the lambdoid suture. 2006, Simon W. Hillson, Robert G. Franciscus, Trenton W. Holliday, Erik Trinkaus, 6: The Ages at Death, Erik Trinkaus, Jiří Svoboda (editors), Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe: The People of Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov, Human Evolution Series: Volume 12, page 32, Significant suture closure is found in the lambda, obelion, anterior sagittal, and midcoronal locations, and complete obliteration is found in the bregma, pterion, and sphenofrontal locations. ==== Derived terms ==== obeliac === Anagrams === bone oil