🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

suture lambdoïde

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sytur lɑ̃dwid

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lambdoid suture/ˈlæm.dɔɪd ˈsuː.tʃər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La suture lambdoïde relie l'os occipital aux os pariétaux."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the parietal bones and temporal bones from the occipital bone at the posterior part of the skull.

    "Radiographic examination revealed a normal lambdoid suture without evidence of fracture."
  2. 2

    The anatomical line or seam formed by the articulation of the occipital bone with the parietal bones.

    "Premature fusion of the lambdoid suture can lead to positional plagiocephaly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek letter 'lambda' (due to its lambda-like shape) combined with 'oid' (resembling), and the Latin 'sutura' meaning a seam or stitching. It entered modern anatomical nomenclature in the 19th century as part of the formalization of international medical and anatomical Latin terminology.

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