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sutura frontalis

sutura frontalis

9.9
A line where the two halves of the front skull bone meet that usually closes by age six
  • noun
  • /suˈtʃʊrə frənˈtælɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sutura frontal
  • The presence of a persistent sutura frontalis is rare after early childhood.

Examples

  • Surgeons must account for the sutura frontalis when performing cranial procedures on infants.

  • In some adults, the sutura frontalis can still be seen on X-rays.

  • The sutura frontalis is located at the top of the skull.

  • Children's suturae frontales typically fuse by age six.

  • Surgeons must account for the sutura frontalis when performing cranial procedures on infants.

  • The presence of a persistent sutura frontalis is rare after early childhood.

  • Children's sutura frontales typically fuse by age six.

Synonyms

frontal suture
vssutura frontalis
  • Specialized
8.3

A line where the two front skull bones meet that usually closes by age six

is the same meaning but uses a more technical Latin word order

Surface Forms

sutura frontalis singular
suturae frontales plural

Morphology

sutura + frontalis

The term is fully compositional: 'sutura' denotes a suture (an immovable skull joint) and 'frontalis' is a Latin-form adjective meaning 'of the frontal bone/forehead', so the phrase literally denotes the suture of the frontal bone. This follows standard anatomical Latin naming (modifier + noun) and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Sutura frontalis comes from the Latin words sutura meaning 'seam' and frontalis meaning 'forehead', and it names the visible seam where the two halves of the forehead bone meet in the 'skull'. In babies this line is clear and usually 'disappears' by age six, so the term refers to that join in the bone.