glabella
the flat area of bone between the eyebrows, used as a craniometric point.
Origin of glabella
1Other words from glabella
- gla·bel·lar, adjective
Words Nearby glabella
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How to use glabella in a sentence
Among the specimens of Woodsia glabella brought away were a few which I judged to belong to a different species.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsAlthough the two common species of Woodsia were near at hand, Woodsia glabella was still eluding my search.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsMcCoy observed in several trilobites a pair of pores situated in the dorsal furrows near the anterior end of the glabella.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondAt the left of the glabella there are two large exopodites, the anterior of which lies over and partially conceals the other.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondThe neck furrow is narrow and sharply impressed, continuing across the glabella with a slightly backward curvature.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for glabella
/ (ɡləˈbɛlə) /
anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry
Origin of glabella
1Derived forms of glabella
- glabellar, adjective
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