a sphenoid crystal.
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wedge + eîdos form]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
al|i|sphe|noid — «AL uh SFEE noyd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with either of two bones at the base of the skull that form the greater wings of the sphenoid. –n. an alisphenoid bone. ╂[< Latin āla wing + English sphenoid] … 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 … 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
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
