bregma

[ breg-muh ]

noun

, Craniometry.

, plural breg·ma·ta [breg, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.

bregma

/ ˈbrɛɡmə /

noun

1. the point on the top of the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet: in infants this corresponds to the anterior fontanelle

Other Words From

• breg·mat·ic [breg-, mat, -ik], breg·mate [breg, -meyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bregma¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek brégma “front of the head”; akin to brain ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of bregma¹

C16: New Latin from Greek: front part of the head

Example Sentences

For CA1, the centre of the electrode-guiding cannula was 3.5 mm posterior to Bregma, 2.5 mm lateral to the midline.

From Nature

A craniotomy was drilled with a diameter of approximately 4 mm with the centre 0.5 mm behind and 3 mm to the right of the bregma over the sensory barrel cortex region.

From Nature

Bregma, breg′ma, n. the part of the skull where the frontal and the two parietal bones join—sometimes divided into the right and left bregmata.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the abnormalities were oxycephaly, platycephaly, stenocephaly, plagiocephaly, and heads with marked depression either at the bregma or the lambda.

From Project Gutenberg

One skull had a protuberance at the bregma.

From Project Gutenberg