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Epipteric

Epˊip-ter′ic

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Adj.
[Pref.
epi-
+ Gr. [GREEK] wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid.
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Noun.
The epipteric bone.