Sphenoid
Definition of Sphenoid
Sphe´noid
a.
1.
Wedge-shaped
; as, a
sphenoid
crystal
.
2.
(Anat.)
Of or
pertaining
to the
sphenoid
bone
.
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
.
n.
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
.
Related Words
bone
,
crotaphion
,
os
,
os
sphenoidale
,
pterygoid
process
,
skull
,
sphenoid
bone
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