sphenoid bone
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Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible … Wikipedia
Sphenoid bone — Sphenoid Sphe noid, a. [Gr. ???; sfh n a wedge + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]no[ i]de.] 1. Wedge shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Sphenoid bone} (Anat.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sphenoid bone — noun butterfly shaped bone at the base of the skull • Syn: ↑sphenoid, ↑os sphenoidale • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑skull • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… … Medical dictionary
sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… … The new mediacal dictionary
Greater wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Greater wing of sphenoid bone Latin = ala major ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 149 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width =… … Wikipedia
Body of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Body of sphenoid bone Latin = corpus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 147 Caption = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Caption2 = Figure 3: Sphenoid bone, upper and posterior surfaces.… … Wikipedia
Lesser wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = alæ parvæ GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width = 300 MusclesOrigins = MusclesInsertions =… … Wikipedia
Spine of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Spine of sphenoid bone Latin = s. ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 150 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Spina angularis labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect.… … Wikipedia
postsphenoid part of sphenoid bone — postsphenoidal part of sphenoid bone the posterior portion of the sphenoid bone; in the fetus it consists of separate basisphenoid, pterygoid, and alisphenoid parts, first cartilaginous and later bony, which fuse to each other and to the… … Medical dictionary
