noun
- Plural of bregma; the points on the skull where the frontal and parietal bones meet, or the anterior fontanelle in infants.
Usage: anatomical term; medical/scientific context
Examples
- The bregmata are important anatomical landmarks used in craniometry.
- Anthropologists measure the distance between bregmata to study skull morphology.
- In infants, the bregmata correspond to the soft spot on top of the head.
- The surgeon identified the bregmata during the cranial examination.