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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessutura lambdoidea
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsuːtura lamboˈdɛi.a
"La sutura lambdoidea si trova nella parte posteriore del cranio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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 Greek letter 'lambda' (due to its lambda-like shape) combined with 'oid' (resembling), and the Latin 'sutura' meaning a seam or stitching. It entered modern anatomical nomenclature in the 19th century as part of the formalization of international medical and anatomical Latin terminology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lambdoid suture" is said worldwide
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suture lambdoïde
Transliteration: sytur lɑ̃dwid
"La suture lambdoïde relie l'os occipital aux os pariétaux."
Lambdanaht
Transliteration: ˈlambdaˌnaːt
"Die Lambdanaht verläuft zwischen dem Hinterhauptbein und den Scheitelbeinen."
sutura lambdoidea
Transliteration: ˈsuːtura lamboˈdɛi.a
"La sutura lambdoidea si trova nella parte posteriore del cranio."
sutura lambdoidea
Transliteration: suˈtuɾa lamˈdoj.da
"La sutura lambdoidea une el hueso occipital con los huesos parietales."
sutura lambdóide
Transliteration: suˈtuɾɐ lɐmˈdɔj.dʒi
"A sutura lambdóide separa o osso occipital dos ossos parietais."
लैम्ब्डॉयड सीवन
Transliteration: laimbdoyad seevan
"लैम्ब्डॉयड सीवन खोपड़ी के पीछे स्थित होती है।"
人字缝
Transliteration: rén zì fèng
"人字缝连接枕骨和顶骨。"
시상봉합
Transliteration: sisang bonghap
"시상봉합은 두개골의 뼈들을 연결합니다."
ラムダ縫合
Transliteration: ramuda hōgō
"ラムダ縫合は後頭骨と頭頂骨の間にある。"
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