See Also: inion(medicine)
inion(dictionary)

phenocryst (iou) and inion (iou)


phenocryst (iou)



phenocryst noun. L19.
[French phenocryste, formed as PHENO- + Greek krustallos: see CRYSTAL noun.]
Geology. Each of the large or conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.

inion (iou)



inion noun. E19.
[Greek = nape of the neck.]
Anatomy. The projecting part of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.