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basisphenoid

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ba·si·sphe·noid
Pronunciation: "bA-s&s-'fE-"noid
Variant: also ba·si·sphe·noi·dal /-s&s-fi-'noid-&l/
Function: adjective
: relating to or being the part of the base of the cranium that lies between the basioccipital and thepresphenoid bones and that usually ossifies separately and becomes a part of the sphenoid bone only in the adult
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2basisphenoid
Function: noun
: the basisphenoid bone
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

basisphenoid ba·si·sphe·noid (bā'sĭ-sfē'noid')
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the base or body of the sphenoid bone.

  2. Relating to or being the independent center of ossification in the embryo that forms the posterior portion of the body of the sphenoid bone.

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