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Strike your tools in a rough horizontal line from the nose and cheekbones to the inion (the projecting bump at the back of the skull).
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2011
Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2011
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, back of the head, diminutive of in-, is sinew, tendon
First Known Use
circa 1811, in the meaning defined above
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“Inion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inion. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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inion
noun
in·i·on
ˈin-ē-ˌän, -ən 
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