inion

See also: iníon

English

An illustration of a human skull - the inion is labelled "2"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”). Compare -ion (“anthropometric landmark”).

Noun

inion (plural inia or inions)

1. (anatomy) A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.

Derived terms

• iniad
• inial
• iniac

Translations

small protuberance on the skull

• Arabic: قَمَحْدُوَة f (qamaḥduwa)
• Catalan: ini m, ínion m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 枕外隆凸尖

• French: inion (fr) m
• Greek: ινίο (el) n (inío)

  Ancient: ἰνίον (iníon)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inione.

Noun

inion m (plural inioni)

1. inion

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	inion	inionul		inioni	inionii
genitive-dative	inion	inionului		inioni	inionilor
vocative	inionule			inionilor