sphenoid
IPA: sfʌnɔɪd
noun
- (anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
- (crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
adjective
- Having a wedged shape.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.
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Examples of "sphenoid" in Sentences
- Sphenoidal process of palatine bone.
- Sphenoid sinus involvement is extremely rare.
- It is formed by the sphenoid bone and maxilla.
- The inferior angle is fused with the body of the sphenoid.
- The 'inferior angle' is fused with the body of the sphenoid.
- Not to be confused with the pterygoid fossa of the sphenoid bone.
- Craniofacial treatment of giant cell tumors of the sphenoid bone.
- By the twenty fifth year the sphenoid and occipital are completely fused.
- The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit.
- Some of the fibers also pass through the fissure to the spine of sphenoid bone.
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