epipteric Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ep`ip*ter"ic adjective

Etymology

Pref. epi- + Gr. wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.

Definitions

1. (Anat.) Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid. -- n. The epipteric bone.