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frontal suture

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: metopic suture

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sutura frontalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: suture, sutura, fibrous joint

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