sphenooccipital synchondrosis

sphe·no·oc·cip·i·tal syn·chon·dro·sis

[TA] cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year and thus has particular importance in forensic anthropology; incorrectly called sphenooccipital suture. Synonym(s): synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis [TA], sphenooccipital joint, sphenooccipital suture