• (n.) The epipteric bone. • (a.) Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid.
Ep`ip·ter'ic adjective [ Prefix epi- + 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. -- noun The epipteric ...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-ter′ik Definitions: 1. In the neighborhood of the pterion.