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English
Etymology
From New Latin acanthion, from Ancient Greek ἀκάνθιον (akánthion, “little spine”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θi.n̩/, /əˈkænt.θi.n̩/, /əˈkæn.θiˌɑn/
Noun
acanthion
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
point at the base of the anterior nasal spine
References
- ^ Thomas, Clayton L., ed. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 5th. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co., 1993.
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN)
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