variants:
or less commonly sphenobasilic\¦sfē(ˌ)nō+\
Definition of sphenobasilar
: of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the sphenoid and the basilar part of the occipital bone
History and Etymology for sphenobasilar
sphenobasilar, from New Latin sphenobasilaris, from sphen- + basilaris basilar, irregular from Latin basis base + -aris -ar; sphenobasilic, probably from New Latin sphenobasilaris + English -ic
