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sphenoid bone
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Sphenoid bone
(gcide) | Sphenoid \Sphe"noid\, a. [Gr. ???; sfh`n a wedge + e'i^dos form:
cf. F. sph['e]no["i]de.]
1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.
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2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.
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Sphenoid bone (Anat.), an irregularly shaped bone in front
of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher
vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which
become united the adult. See Alisphenoid,
Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid.
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sphenoid bone
(wn) | sphenoid bone
n 1: butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn:
sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale] |
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sphenoid bone
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Presphenoid bone
(gcide) | Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.)
Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to
the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the
presphenoid bone).
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Presphenoid bone (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of
the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is
usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes
a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
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sphenoid bone
(wn) | sphenoid bone
n 1: butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn:
sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale] |
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