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Definitions
The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
Word origin
From New Latin, equivalent to basi- (“base”) + -ion (“cephalometric reference point”).
Used in a sentence
“Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.”
“The tectorial membrane limits extension, while odontoid impaction on the basion limits flexion.”
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