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squamoparietal suture
- Term ID
- UBERON:0003954
- Synonyms
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- squamo-parietal suture
- squamoparietal suture of skull
- squamosal suture
- squamous suture
- sutura squamosa cranii
- Definition
- The articulation of the squamous portion of the temporal bones with the parietal bones[MP]. The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short, nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal[WP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamosal_suture
- References
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- EMAPA:19228
- Squamosal:suture
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/136248004
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/334174000
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