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sphe⋅noid

  [sfee-noid]
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–adjective Also, sphe⋅noi⋅dal.
1. wedge-shaped.
2. Anatomy. of or pertaining to the compound bone of the base of the skull, at the roof of the pharynx.
–noun
3. Anatomy. the sphenoid bone.
Origin:
1725–35; < NL sphēnoīdēs < Gk sphēnoeids. See sphen-, -oid
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Main Entry: 2sphenoid
Function: noun
: a sphenoid bone
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sphenoid sphe·noid (sfē'noid')
n.
The sphenoid bone. adj.

  1. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.

  2. Wedge-shaped.

sphe·noi'dal (-noid'l) adj.

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