glabella

American  

[gluh-bel-uh] / gləˈbɛl ə /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glabellae

1. the flat area of bone between the eyebrows, used as a craniometric point.

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glabella British  

/ ɡləˈbɛlə /

noun

1. anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry

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Other Word Forms

• glabellar adjective

Etymology

Origin of glabella

First recorded in 1820–25; from New Latin, either feminine singular or neuter plural of Latin glabellus “smooth, hairless,” equivalent to glaber “without hair, smooth” + -lus, -la, -lum diminutive adjective and noun suffix

Example Sentences

She suggested light injections in my glabella to eliminate the lines between my eyes and in my temples to tamper my burgeoning crow’s feet.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024

And when I did, the sharp edge of the pachyderm's trunk sliced right into my glabella.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

I murmur: "My glabella ..." But the staff doesn't know that the glabella is the name of the space between your eyebrows.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

My hand goes up to check my glabella.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Certain fixed and easily recognised bony landmarks—the glabella, the external occipital protuberance, the lateral angular process, and the root of the zygoma—are taken, and connected by lines, which are further subdivided—always being bisected.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander