Frontal suture
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frontal-suture-218-4473785
title:
Frontal suture
text:
The frontal suture is a fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children. Typically, it completely fuses between three and nine months of age, with the two halves of the frontal bone being fused together. It is also called the metopic suture, although this term may also refer specifically to a persistent frontal suture. If the suture is not present at birth because both frontal bones have fused (craniosynostosis), it will cause a keel-shaped defo
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Midline joint in the frontal bone of the forehead
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_suture
date created:
2005-10-12T00:22:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T07:13:22Z
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image:
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13
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