1. A smooth prominence, most marked in the male, on the frontal bone above the root of the nose. 2. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges. SYN: mesophryon. SEE ALSO: antinion. SYN: intercilium. [L. glabellus, hairless, smooth, dim. of glaber]
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gla·bel·la glə-'bel-ə n, pl -bel·lae -'bel-(.)ē, -.ī the smooth prominence between the eyebrows called also mesophryon
gla·bel·lar -'bel-ər adj
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n.
the smooth rounded surface of the frontal bone in the middle of the forehead, between the two eyebrows.
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gla·bel·la (glə-belґə) [L. glabellus smooth, dim. of glaber] 1. [TA] a craniometric landmark, being the most prominent point in the median plane between the superciliary arches. 2. more broadly, the smooth area on the frontal bone between the superciliary arches.
Medical dictionary. 2011.