1) Bone 2) Cranial bone 3) Os sphenoidale 4) Sphenoid bone
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wedge-shaped
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• (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. • (n.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. • (n.) The sphenoid bone.
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1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. ... 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. ... <anatomy> Sphenoid bone, an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several foetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid, Orbito...
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(sfe´noid) wedge-shaped. pertaining to the sphenoid bone.
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Sphe'noid adjective [ Greek .........;
sfh`n a wedge +
e'i^dos form: confer French
sphénoïde .]
1. Wedge-shaped; as, a
sphenoid crystal.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.
Sphenoid bone (Anat.) ,
an irre...
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Sphe'noid noun 1. (Crystallog.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. 2. (Anat.) The sphenoid bone.
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(bone) Type: Term Definitions: 1. irregularly shaped bone occupying a central position in the cranial base; described as consisting of a central portion, or body housing the sphenoidal sinus, and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings and two pterygoid processes; articulates with the occipital, frontal, ethmoid, and v...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sfē′noyd Synonyms: sphenoidal, sphenoid (bone)
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Sphenoid: 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped).
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sphen, wedge; eidos, like. The s. bone is wedged among the other bones.
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adjective, Greek sphen = wedge, and eidos = shape or form; hence the unpaired bone which is wedged into the base of the skull between the unpaired frontal and occipital.
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