Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sphe|noid — «SFEE noyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. wedge shaped: »a sphenoid crystal. 2. of or having to do with a compound bone of the base of the skull. –n. this bone. ╂[< New Latin sphenoides < Greek sphēnoeid < sph wedge + eîdos form] … Useful english dictionary
sphe — cal·co·sphe·rite; en·to·sphe·nal; hem·i·sphe·roid; leu·co·sphe·nite; oto·sphe·nal; sphe·cius; sphe·coi·dea; sphe·nac·odon·tia; sphe·ni·on; sphe·nis·ci·dae; sphe·nis·ci·for·mes; sphe·nis·co·mor·phae; sphe·nis·cus; sphe·no·basilar;… … English syllables
noid — ac·ti·noid; ad·e·noid·ec·to·my; ad·e·noid·itis; ag·glu·ti·noid; ai·noid; al·cy·o·noid; am·mo·noid; an·co·noid; an·gi·noid; arach·noid·ism; arach·noid·i·tis; ar·me·noid; ba·lae·noid; bel·o·noid; ben·ze·noid; bi·tu·mi·noid; blen·noid; car·ci·noid;… … English syllables
sphenoid — sphe•noid [[t]ˈsfi nɔɪd[/t]] adj. Also, sphe•noi′dal. 1) bio wedge shaped 2) anat. of or pertaining to a compound bone at the base of the skull 3) anat. the sphenoid bone • Etymology: 1725–35; < NL sphēnoīdēs < Gk sphēnoeidḗs … From formal English to slang
sphenoid — sphe·noid … English syllables
sphenoiditis — sphe·noid·itis … English syllables
Sphenoid — A bone at the base of the skull that is of a most irregular shape. The sphenoid bone consists of a central portion, (the body of the sphenoid) and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings and two pterygoid processes. The sphenoid bone… … Medical dictionary
basisphenoid — Relating to the base or body of the sphenoid bone; denoting the independent center of ossification in the embryo that forms the posterior portion of the body of the sphenoid bone. * * * … Medical dictionary
presphenoid — In front of the sphenoid bone or cartilage. * * * pre·sphe·noid sfē .nȯid n a presphenoid bone or cartilage usu. united with the basisphenoid in the adult and in humans forming the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid presphenoid also… … Medical dictionary
alisphenoid — Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. [L. ala, + sphen, wedge] * * * ali·sphe·noid .ā ləs fē .nȯid, .al əs adj belonging or relating to or forming the wings of the sphenoid or the pair of bones that fuse with other sphenoidal… … Medical dictionary
