nasion

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nasion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nasion \Na*si*on\ (n[=a]"z[i^]*[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. L. nasus
     nose.] (Anat.)
     The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
     [1913 Webster]

nasion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nasion
      n 1: the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the
           frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet