1. A smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
   "The glabella is often used as a reference point in facial reconstruction";
   - mesophyron

Derived forms: glabellae

Type of: craniometric point

Part of: forehead, frontal bone, os frontale

Encyclopedia: Glabella