FRONTAL SUTURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

frontal suture; sutura frontalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("frontal suture" is a kind of...):

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

Holonyms ("frontal suture" is a part of...):

braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)