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

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

One skull had a protuberance at the bregma.

From Project Gutenberg

The head consists of the calvaria, or part covered with hair, which is divided into three regions, the bregma or fore part, the crown, and the occiput.

From Project Gutenberg

From the point where the anomalous sutures leave the coronal suture, to the bregma, the distance on the left is 44 mm., on the right 42 mm.

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His head is asymmetrical, and is full at the occiput, slightly sunken at the bregma, and the forehead is low.

From Project Gutenberg