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metopic, a.|mɪˈtɒpɪk|
[f. Gr. µέτωπ-ον forehead + -ic.]
a. Of or pertaining to the forehead; frontal.
b. Of a skull: Having the metopic suture persisting.
1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. ii. 234 Metopic point.., a point situate in the median line between the two frontal eminences. 1879Flower Catal. Mus. Coll. Surg. i. 14 A metopic cranium of a European. 1889Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Sept. 736/2 The presence of the metopic suture is considered as an indication of criminality. |
