Ophryon

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The ophryon is the point in the forehead just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella. [1]

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References

  1. "II. Osteology. 5d. The Interior of the Skull. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body". Gray's Anatomy. Retrieved 2019-09-19.