coronal

coronal definition - medical

cor·o·nal (kôrˈə-nəl, kə-rōˈnəl)

adjective
  1. Of or relating to a corona, especially of the head.
  2. Of, relating to, or having the direction of the coronal suture or of the plane dividing the body into front and back portions.

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