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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Lambdanaht

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlambdaˌnaːt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lambdoid suture/ˈlæm.dɔɪd ˈsuː.tʃər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Lambdanaht verläuft zwischen dem Hinterhauptbein und den Scheitelbeinen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the parietal bones and temporal bones from the occipital bone at the posterior part of the skull.

    "Radiographic examination revealed a normal lambdoid suture without evidence of fracture."
  2. 2

    The anatomical line or seam formed by the articulation of the occipital bone with the parietal bones.

    "Premature fusion of the lambdoid suture can lead to positional plagiocephaly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'sutura' (a seam, from 'suere', to sew) and the Greek 'lambda' (the letter Λ) combined with the suffix '-oid' (resembling), referring to the lambda-like shape formed by the junction of the bones.

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