glabella

glabella definition - medical

gla·bel·la (glə-bĕlˈə)

noun pl. gla·bel·lae (-bĕlˈē)
  1. The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose.
  2. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges. Also called mesophryon.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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