Inion Definition
ĭnē-ən
noun
The bulging part at the rear of the human skull.
Webster's New World
The most prominent projecting point of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Inion
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Greek īnion occipital bone from īs īn- sinew, fiber wei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (inion, “occipital bone; back of the head”).
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