wormian bone

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Definition von wormian bone im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any small irregular bone occasionally occurring in the the cranium in addition to the normal bones

any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones

Synonyme

sutural bone

Etymologie

() Named after Ole Worm, Professor of Anatomy at Copenhagen, 1624–1639, who was erroneously believed to have given the first detailed description of these bones.