sphenoid
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin sphenoides, from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”), from σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsphenoid (not comparable)
- 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.
Derived terms
edit- alisphenoid
- basisphenoid
- ethmosphenoid
- frontosphenoid
- intrasphenoid
- laterosphenoid
- mesosphenoid
- otosphenoidal
- parasphenoid
- pleurosphenoid
- presphenoid
- pterosphenoid
- spheno-
- sphenoethmoid
- sphenofrontal
- sphenoidal
- sphenoidal sinus
- sphenoid bone
- sphenoidectomy
- sphenoidotomy
- sphenoid sinus
- sphenomandibular
- sphenomaxillary
- sphenooccipital
- sphenopalatine
- sphenoparietal
- sphenotemporal
- sphenotic
- sphenovomerine
- sphenozygomatic
- temporosphenoid
- transsphenoidal
- zygomaticosphenoid
Translations
editwedge-shaped
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Noun
editsphenoid (plural sphenoids)
- (anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
- (crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsphenoid bone — see sphenoid bone
References
edit- “sphenoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sphenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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