GLABELLA

glabella, mesophyron

(noun) a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glabella (plural glabellas or glabellae)

(anatomy) The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.

(zoology) The axial protuberance on the cephalon of certain arthropods (especially trilobites).

Synonyms

• (human anatomy): mesophryon

Source: Wiktionary


Gla*bel"la, n.; pl. Glabell. Etym: [NL., fr. L. glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)

Definition: The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon.

– Gla*bel"lar, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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