sphenoid
adjective
sphe·noid
| \ ˈsfē-ˌnȯid
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or sphenoidal \ sfi-ˈnȯi-dᵊl
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Definition of sphenoid
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or being a winged compound bone of the base of the cranium
2
usually sphenoidal
: having a wedged shape
sphenoid
nounDefinition of sphenoid (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sphenoid bone
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sphenoid
adjective
sphe·noid
| \ ˈsfē-ˌnȯid
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variants:
or sphenoidal \ sfē-ˈnȯid-ᵊl
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Medical Definition of sphenoid
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or being a compound bone of the base of the cranium of various vertebrates formed by the fusion of several bony elements with the basisphenoid and in humans consisting of a median body from whose sides extend a pair of broad curved winglike expansions in front of which is another pair of much smaller triangular lateral processes while ventrally two large deeply cleft processes extend downward — see greater wing, lesser wing
sphenoid
nounMedical Definition of sphenoid (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sphenoid bone