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bregma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
breg-ma
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, “top of the head”).

Inflected Forms

bregmata (plural) bregmas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bregmatic bregmoid

Synonyms

sinciput

Questions

What does bregma mean?
The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
Where does bregma come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, “top of the head”).

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