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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull;
[syn: coronal suture, sutura coronalis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal; 277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.] 1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). [1913 Webster] The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. --Abney. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation. [1913 Webster] The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. [1913 Webster] Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coronal suture n 1: the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull [syn: coronal suture, sutura coronalis]