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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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