trichion

trichion
/trik"ee on'/, n., pl. trichia /trik"ee euh/, trichions. Physical Anthropol.
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
[ < Gk tríchion, dim. of thríx hair (see TRICHO-)]

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