frontal suture

/ˌfrʌntl ˌsutʃər/
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Other forms: frontal sutures

Definitions of frontal suture
  1. noun
    the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)
    synonyms: sutura frontalis
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    type of:
    fibrous joint, sutura, suture
    an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
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