pterion — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.

   Examples

   Then standing before a closet mirror, he put the automatic to his head, at the point of the pterion, and pressed the comfortably concaved trigger.

Noun

1. the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle

   Broader terms

   craniometric point