Inion - Inion

Japanese: イニオン - いにおん
Inion - Inion

…In accordance with this, the head height is relatively high, and unlike the latter, it is not low-headed. The transverse occipital protuberance is high, but not very strong, and the inion (the tip of the external occipital protuberance) is low. Of particular note in the facial skull is the presence of the canine fossa, which is not the wedge-shaped face seen in classical Neanderthals, but rather closer to Homo sapiens.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "inion" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これにともない頭高は比較的高く,後者とちがって低頭型ではない。また横後頭隆起は高いけれども,それほど強度でなく,イニオン(外後頭隆起の先端)の位置も低い。顔面頭骨において特に注意に値するのは犬歯窩の存在であり,古典的ネアンデルタール人に見られた楔状顔ではなく,むしろホモ・サピエンスに近い。…

※「イニオン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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