What is "coronal suture"

Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal; 277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]

1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).

   The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.
   --Abney.

2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.

   The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.
   --Milton.

3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.

4. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.

   Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture.

n. The line of junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones of the skull.

n. the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull [syn: sutura coronalis]

The coronal suture is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the frontal and parietal bones of the skull. At birth, the bones of the skull do not meet.