Wormian Bone (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The wormian bone was discovered in the lambdoid suture of the infant's skull during the autopsy.
- The presence of a wormian bone in the occipital bone is a common variation in human anatomy.
- Radiologists should be aware of the possibility of a wormian bone when interpreting images of the cranial sutures.
- The wormian bone was identified as a small, irregularly shaped bone located in the coronal suture.
- In some cases, a wormian bone can be mistaken for a fracture or other pathology in the cranial sutures.