sphenoid
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sphe·noid
(sfē′noid′)n.
The sphenoid bone.
adj.
1. Wedge-shaped.
2. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
sphe·noi′dal (-noid′l) adj.
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sphenoid
(ˈsfiːnɔɪd)adj
1. wedge-shaped
2. (Anatomy) of or relating to the sphenoid bone
n
(Anatomy) See sphenoid bone
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sphe•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]
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sphenoid
A bone in the skull base.
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Noun | 1. | sphenoid - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull crotaphion - the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates pterygoid process - two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
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sphe·noid
n. esfenoide, hueso situado en la base del cráneo.
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sphenoid
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