the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
coronal suture in American English
Anatomy
a suture that extends across the skull between the frontal and parietal bones
coronal suture in American English
noun
Anatomy
a seam extending across the skull where the frontal bone and the parietal bones meet
Word origin
[1605–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ferrule, gothic, ideal, series, surface
Examples of 'coronal suture' in a sentence
coronal suture
The measurement of the nasion to the coronal suture ranged from 11.5 to 13.5 cm.
Stênio Abrantes Sarmento, Danielle Cartaxo Jácome, Emerson Magno F. de Andrade, AlessandraV. Albuquerque Melo, Osleuse Rocha de Oliveira, Helder Tedeschi 2008, 'Relationship between the coronal suture and the central lobe: how important is itand how can we use it in surgical planning? Relação entre a sutura coronária e o lobocentral: qual a sua importância e como podemos usá-la no planejamento cirurgico?',Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000600017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean burr-hole location was 1.7 cm anterior to coronal suture and 3 cm from the midline.
Xian Lun Zhu, Rong Gao, George Kwok Chu Wong, Hoi Tung Wong, Rebecca Yuen Ting Ng,Yong Yu, Rosanna Kit Man Wong, Wai Sang Poon 2013, 'Single burr hole rigid endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscopic tumor biopsy:What is the safe displacement range for the foramen of Monro?', Asian Journal of Surgeryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958412001601. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)