Basion
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
noun
(anatomy) the midpoint on the forward border of the foramen magnum
basion ba·si·on (bā’sē-ŏn’, -zē-)
n.
the middle point on the anterior margin of the great foramen opposite the opisthion.
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