Meaning & use
sutural bone
A small, irregular bone found within the sutures of the skull, forming an extra piece between the main cranial bones.
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The radiologist noted an extra sutural bone near the back of the skull.
Sutural bones are more common along the lambdoid suture than elsewhere in the skull.
A note on using this word
Sutural bones are also called Wormian bones and are considered a normal anatomical variation, not a defect.
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wormian bone
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