acanthion
See also: Acanthion
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀκάνθιον (akánthion, “little spine”),[1] from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).[2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
acanthion
- (medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
- 1987, D.M. Wilmot & Gail A. Sharko, Pediatric Imaging for the Technologist[1], page 114:
- The central ray is directed to a point just inferior to the acanthion.
Translations
point at the base of the anterior nasal spine
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