Medical Dictionary

landmark

noun land·mark \-ˌmärk\

Medical Definition of LANDMARK

1
:  an anatomical structure used as a point of orientation in locating other structures (as in surgical procedures)
2
:  a point on the body or skeleton from which anthropological measurements are taken

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