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salpingion

noun
sal·pin·gi·on | \salˈpinjēˌän\
plural -s

Definition of salpingion 

: the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone

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History and Etymology for salpingion

New Latin, from Greek, tube, diminutive of salping-, salpinx trumpet

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