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sphenoid
sphe·noid S0631800 (sfē′noid′)n. The sphenoid bone.adj.1. Wedge-shaped.2. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
sphe·noi′dal (-noid′l) adj.sphenoid (ˈsfiːnɔɪd) adj1. wedge-shaped2. (Anatomy) of or relating to the sphenoid bonen (Anatomy) See sphenoid bonesphe•noid (ˈsfi nɔɪd)
adj. Also, sphe•noi′dal. 1. wedge-shaped. 2. of or pertaining to a compound bone at the base of the skull. n. 3. the sphenoid bone. [1725–35; < New Latin sphēnoīdēs < Greek sphēnoeidḗs]sphenoidA bone in the skull base.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sphenoid - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skullos sphenoidale, sphenoid bonecrotaphion - the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bonebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesskull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebratespterygoid process - two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
Translationssphenoid
sphenoid[′sfē‚nȯid] (crystallography) An open crystal, occurring in monoclinic crystals of the sphenoidal class, and characterized by two nonparallel faces symmetrical with an axis of twofold symmetry. (science and technology) Wedge-shaped. sphenoid
sphenoid [sfe´noid] 1. wedge-shaped.2. pertaining to the sphenoid bone; see anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.sphe·noi·dal (sfē-noy'dăl), 1. Relating to the sphenoid bone. 2. Wedge-shaped. Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) [TA]sphenoid (sfē′noid′)n. The sphenoid bone.adj.1. Wedge-shaped.2. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
sphe·noi′dal (-noid′l) adj.sphe·noi·dal (sfē-noy'dăl) 1. Relating to the sphenoid bone. 2. Wedge-shaped.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) .
sphe·noid bone (sfē'noyd bōn) A bone of irregular shape occupying the base of the skull; it is described as consisting of a central portion, or body, and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings, and two pterygoid processes; it articulates with the occipital, frontal, ethmoid, and vomer, and with the paired temporal, parietal, zygomatic, palatine, and sphenoidal concha bones.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) . sphenoid Wedge-shaped, or cuneiform. From Greek sphenoidis , a wedge.sphe·noid bone (sfē'noyd bōn) A bone of irregular shape occupying the base of the skull.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) . sphenoid
Related to sphenoid: Sphenoid sinusSynonyms for sphenoidnoun butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skullSynonyms- os sphenoidale
- sphenoid bone
Related Words- crotaphion
- bone
- os
- skull
- pterygoid process
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