lesser wing
English edit
Noun edit
lesser wing (plural lesser wings)
- (anatomy) An anterior triangular process on each side of the sphenoid bone in front of and much smaller than the corresponding greater wing.
- Synonym: orbitosphenoid bone
Translations edit
process of the sphenoid bone
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References edit
- “lesser wing”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.