acanthion

See also: Acanthion

English

Etymology

From New Latin acanthion, from Ancient Greek ἀκάνθιον (akánthion, “little spine”),[1] from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θi.n̩/, /əˈkænt.θi.n̩/, /əˈkæn.θiˌɑn/

Noun

acanthion

  1. (medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
    • 1987, D.M. Wilmot, Gail A. Sharko, Pediatric Imaging for the Technologist‎, page 114:
      The central ray is directed to a point just inferior to the acanthion.

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References
  1. Thomas, Clayton L., ed. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 5th. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co., 1993.
  2. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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