sphenoid

[ sfee-noid ]

adjectiveAlso sphe·noi·dal .
  1. being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.

  2. Anatomy. of or relating to the compound bone of the base of the skull, at the roof of the pharynx.

noun
  1. Anatomy. the sphenoid bone.

Origin of sphenoid

1
1725–35; <New Latin sphēnoīdēs<Greek sphēnoeidḗs.See sphen-, -oid

Other words from sphenoid

  • post·sphe·noid, adjective
  • pre·sphe·noid, adjective
  • sub·sphe·noid, adjective
  • sub·sphe·noi·dal, adjective
  • su·per·sphe·noid, adjective
  • su·per·sphe·noi·dal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sphenoid

sphenoid

/ (ˈsfiːnɔɪd) /


adjectiveAlso: sphenoidal
  1. wedge-shaped

  2. of or relating to the sphenoid bone

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