SPHENOID


Meaning of SPHENOID in English

I. adjective or ~al Etymology: New Latin ~es, from Greek sphēnoeidēs wedge-shaped, from sphēn wedge Date: 1732 of, relating to, or being a winged compound bone of the base of the cranium, having a wedged shape, II. noun Date: 1828 a ~ bone

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